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In Jesus, God lived Godself into this condition of being born, of growing and living into mature, gracious and holy personhood. Against a weary cynicism we can feel about the world and about our personal situations, our relationships, Christmas offers us the chance of a new start. ...
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John the Baptist comes in the midst of his own social, political and religious context, proclaiming a baptism of repentance, invoking the image used by the prophets Isaiah and Baruch: the image of every valley being filled in, every hill being laid low, every road being made straight and...
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But let's not forget the Epiphany was very much a dangerous journey for the Magi. And if we disciples go in search of the Christ child, we too will likely place ourselves in harm’s way. ...
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Bishop Vincent's Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Advent 2024
Called to a life and spirituality of companionship and empowerment...
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We are also the protagonists of an era that we have a duty to pass on. …To pass on, and to hope’ as we journey through Advent to Christmas....
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If together this Advent, we can work on unblocking the light, then we can become the Star of Bethlehem for all the world, shining out from wherever we are, and the world right now has need of such stars. ...
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Advent is a time of reflection, a kind of spiritual wilderness in which John lived and Jesus himself was led by the Spirit of God at the beginning of his public ministry. It is a time of extricating oneself from the unnecessary trappings of life and focussing on that...
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John the Baptist comes in the midst of his own social, political and religious context, proclaiming a baptism of repentance, invoking the image used by the prophets Isaiah and Baruch: the image of every valley being filled in, every hill being laid low, every road being made straight and...
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Advent is a season of new beginnings and the stirrings of the heart. It reminds us that while things might seem hopeless, God is directing history to its fulfilment....
In Jesus, God lived Godself into this condition of being born, of growing and living into mature, gracious and holy personhood. Against a weary cynicism we can feel about the world and about our personal situations, our relationships, Christmas offers us the chance of a new start. ...
John the Baptist comes in the midst of his own social, political and religious context, proclaiming a baptism of repentance, invoking the image used by the prophets Isaiah and Baruch: the image of every valley being filled in, every hill being laid low, every road being made straight and...
But let's not forget the Epiphany was very much a dangerous journey for the Magi. And if we disciples go in search of the Christ child, we too will likely place ourselves in harm’s way. ...
Bishop Vincent's Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Advent 2024 Called to a life and spirituality of companionship and empowerment...
We are also the protagonists of an era that we have a duty to pass on. …To pass on, and to hope’ as we journey through Advent to Christmas....
If together this Advent, we can work on unblocking the light, then we can become the Star of Bethlehem for all the world, shining out from wherever we are, and the world right now has need of such stars. ...
Advent is a time of reflection, a kind of spiritual wilderness in which John lived and Jesus himself was led by the Spirit of God at the beginning of his public ministry. It is a time of extricating oneself from the unnecessary trappings of life and focussing on that...
John the Baptist comes in the midst of his own social, political and religious context, proclaiming a baptism of repentance, invoking the image used by the prophets Isaiah and Baruch: the image of every valley being filled in, every hill being laid low, every road being made straight and...
Advent is a season of new beginnings and the stirrings of the heart. It reminds us that while things might seem hopeless, God is directing history to its fulfilment....