Monthly Archives: March 2015

Palm Sunday

Being there; the Great Week begins. It seems a particularly odd phenomenon that for a good number of faithful mass going Catholics who come week by week to Church each Sunday, the liturgies of Holy Week can pass them by. … Continue reading

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5th Sunday of Lent

Talking about our Faith How regularly do we talk about our faith, how often do we bring it up as a topic of conversation amongst our family and friends? If you were at a family gathering would “faith” be something … Continue reading

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4th Sunday of Lent Laetare

A Strange Encounter Nicodemus comes to Jesus by night, in the dark, with its shadowy atmosphere giving a sense of mystery and nervousness to the encounter. What was he after? Coming to Jesus at night is perhaps a metaphor to … Continue reading

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Palm Sunday 29.03.2015

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3rd Sunday of Lent

Journeying into the Mystery Now we begin to move into the deep waters of Lent. For the next three weeks we leave behind the Gospel of Mark to read instead from the Gospel of John. John will introduce us to … Continue reading

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2nd Sunday of Lent

On the Mountain Top Our readings this weekend take us up to the top of two mountains where sacrifice and glory are mingled. What do they tell us about our ourselves, about our lives and about the role our faith … Continue reading

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