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Throughout Lent, we’ve stayed close to Jesus. We’ve tried to pray more, to live in his presence, and to imagine ourselves in the Gospel scenes we’ve read. We’ve made sacrifices and offered penance, but inconsistently and halfheartedly. The measure of a good Lent is getting to know ourselves better...
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The Iftar dinner, held during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, coincided with Lent this year, allowing both Christian and Muslim attendees to reflect together....
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Between 2022 and 2024 Bishop Greg Homeming OCD delivered three series of Lenten Talks, exploring the spirituality of three renowned Carmelites - St John of the Cross, St Teresa of Avila and St Therese of Lisieux. ...
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The Word of God today encourages us in our mission to make present God's enduring love. It speaks of the invitation to resist the security of the status quo, to rise to a new level of consciousness and to be the force of leaven for the world....
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We are striving this Lent to stay close to Jesus. We want him at our side as we battle the enemies of the soul: the devil, the world, the flesh. Not content to be purely defensive, we also accept his invitation to climb the summit....
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Homily for the 4th Sunday of Lent 29 March 2025 Joshua 5:9-12; Psalm 34; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21; Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 Listen at https://soundcloud.com/frank-brennan-6/homily-30-3-25 Today’s gospel presents us with two segments from Chapter 15 of Luke’s gospel. The first segment is just three verses which introduce the theme of...
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The prophet Isaiah boldly challenges us to choose the way of fasting most acceptable to the Lord: “Releasing those bound unjustly … setting free the oppressed … sharing your bread with the hungry, sheltering the oppressed and the homeless, clothing the naked when you see them, and not turning...
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Between 2022 and 2024 Bishop Greg Homeming OCD delivered three series of Lenten Talks, exploring the spirituality of three renowned Carmelites - St John of the Cross, St Teresa of Avila and St Therese of Lisieux. ...
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Lent calls us to reflect on sin – my sin, your sin, the nation’s sin, the church’s sin, the world’s sin....