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Homily: Advent 4 – God with Us.

By Rev. Joanne Davies God is with us. We are called to transform and be transformed. To know our sins and accept forgiveness, to obey with love and to love our neighbour. God is with us.

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Homily: Advent 3 – Joy

By Rev. Joanne Davies Joy is the passionate “soul yearning” and “reaching for” that which is mysteriously experienced – that which is more than we ask or imagine. Joy is goodness. Joy is not something

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Homily: United Nations Day

By Archbishop Fred Hiltz Micah 4.1-4; Psalm 67; Luke 1.26-33 A prophet’s vision, a psalmist’s song, an angel’s message – what wonderful readings for United Nations Day! This year marks the 80th Anniversary of the

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Homily: Holy Guardian Angels

By Rev. Joanne Davies One of my favourite images of angels comes from the Gospels of Matthew and Mark where angels minister to Jesus during and after his ordeal in the desert. Before me at

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Reign of Christ

By the Rev Joanne Davies, Oblate, SSJD. Next week in our faith year we will enter a season of deep quiet and reflection. A time of beginning and waiting. Today, like all endings, there is

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The Reign of Christ

By Sr. Constance Joanna, SSJD Daniel 7.9-10, 13-14               Psalm 93 Revelation 1.4b – 8           John 18.33-37 The liturgical year is a curious thing. We progress predictably from Advent to Christmas to Epiphany to Lent to Easter to

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Peace Is The Way

by Sr. Elizabeth Ann, SSJD There is a story told about Martin on his way into Amiens meeting a beggar who was almost naked.  Martin cut his soldier’s cloak in half and gave it to

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