During the ‘Year of Faith’ Pope Benedict XVI asked all Catholics to reflect on their faith as a process of renewal. During the Year of Faith we concentrated on the Catechism of the Catholic Church, a product of the Second Vatican Council.
As a Parish we will continue to reflect on the readings and teachings of the Church. We will look at what they mean for us, and how they can help us in our daily lives.
This document was promulgated during the Second Vatican Council in 1965. Gaudium et Spes means ‘Joy and Hope’ and is a landmark of Catholic social teaching. The document focuses on the role of the Church and it’s members across a number of areas including politics, peace, morality and service to the community. Catholic Social Teaching focuses […]
This was a letter written by Pope Francis to all people of goodwill urging us to take care of our common home, the earth, and to tackle the problem of hunger and poverty around the world. This letter or ‘Encyclical’ is a must-read for every Catholic. You can download the Encyclical in PDF format or […]
The Father is the ultimate source of everything. The Son, his reflection. The Holy Spirit, the intimate bond of love. The divine persons are subsistent relations and therefore one God in three persons. Read more about the Most Holy Trinity in this excerpt from the Catechism of the Catholic Church. ARTICLE I “I BELIEVE IN […]
Today in this Mass we celebrate our vocation to be apostles, heralds of the gospel in our world, in words and actions, channels of the peace and mercy which God gives to us through the risen Jesus Christ our Lord whose cross we bear. As Paul reminds us in today’s second reading, our apostolate involves […]
The Church is now in what we call Ordinary Time. The green vestments worn at Mass remind us that God’s love is ever present just like the evergreen trees we see in nature. There is nothing ‘ordinary’ about the presence of God at work in our daily lives. We do catch glimpses of the extra-ordinary […]
First Reading (Jer 23:1-6). This first reading gives examples of people who failed the Lord in living out his values, and it reminds us that everyone who works with the Lord to transform the world or the Church shares in the Lord’s mission and must respond to the Lord’s delegation. All participate in the Lord’s […]
The feast of Corpus Christi is given to us to remind us of the abiding presence of Jesus under the form of bread and wine. The gifts of bread and wine brought up at the preparation of the gifts. During the Eucharistic prayer the priest calls the Holy Spirit to come upon those gifts and […]
Pentecost is the birthday of the Church. The Apostles were locked away in a room for fear. The Holy Spirit descends on them in a dramatic way and empowers them to go from that locked room to go outside and bear witness to the Good News. Sometimes fear and prevent us from bearing witness to […]
The persecution in the early Church was the beginning of its missionary activities. The early Church was united in its witness to proclaiming the message that Jesus is risen. It is the challenge of every parish to be united with its priest, who is Jesus’ representative, in working together to bear witness to the Good […]