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“A little while and you will no longer see me, and again a little while later and you will see me.”...
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Out of the four evangelists, only Luke and Mathew included the actual event of Christ’s Ascension in their Gospels. Yet they do not agree on the location where the event took place....
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On this feast of the Ascension, we stand, looking into the sky, devastated but hopeful. May the Spirit fill our hearts as we commit to no more war....
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Jesus ascended into Heaven. He has brought ‘flesh’ into the realm where we thought only spirits and angels could dwell—into the realm where God lives. From now on, we all ‘belong there’....
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The Word of God focuses on the mission of the Church as the expression of the living power of the risen Jesus. The Ascension marks a watershed moment for his disciples. There is no idle looking up at the sky as he is withdrawn from them. Rather, as the...
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On this feast of the Ascension, we hear both the conclusion of Luke’s gospel and the beginning of the Acts of the Apostles. Written by the same author, these two passages provide us with the link between the two books. It’s the moment when the apostles are asked, ‘Why...
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Deacon George Bryan was ordained to the Permanent Diaconate for the Diocese of Parramatta by Most Rev Peter A Comensoli, Bishop of Broken Bay on Sunday 8 May at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Parramatta. The Homily was given by Very Rev Peter G Williams, Diocesan Administrator, Diocese of Parramatta. A full photo...