JUBILEE NOVEMBER. JESUS AND THE END TIMES
NOTICE. To assist us in our future planning please take a moment to complete the survey. https://forms.gle/QojbNkFB87tm3WA48 November 27. Groups discussed “the last things” which came up a lot in the readings of the time. “In almost every generation there are people…
JUBILEE. NOVEMBER. LOSS OF DIGNITY THROUGH GENDER VIOLENCE
November 25. 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM AGAINST GENDER VIOLENCE. Bryan was collaborating with the local J&P groups to highlight this important aspect of loss. The 16 day campaign every year from 25 November to 10th December is an opportunity to create awareness,…
JUBILEE NOVEMBER. WIDOWHOOD AND POVERTY
November 24. Bryan raised a point that he had been considering for some time. “Why is it that we most often think of “poor widows?” Do we not make proper provision for the time when one of us is going to be left? I have tried to do my homework and make…
JUBILEE NOVEMBER. CHRIST THE KING
November 23. Christ the King. Year C. On this last Sunday of the year Fr Pius took some extra time to address everyone present. “I have been with you throughout this year and heard many of your confessions and stories. All of us have probably had suffering of some…
JUBILEE NOVEMBER. ABUSE OF POWER AND LOSS OF INTEGRITY
November 21. A group of dissatisfied parishioners called a meeting to discuss their grievances. “Our church is mercenary.” “All they’re interested in is money and power.” Each one seemed to have a story about the loss of integrity and ethical behaviour. They had…
JUBILEE NOVEMBER. SUNDAY WORLD DAY OF THE POOR
November 16. 33rd Sunday of the Year C. World Day of the Poor. In his homily Fr Pius highlighted the theme of the day and referred also to the challenges of daily family life and the COP 30 climate conference being held this month. He began by…
JUBILEE. NOVEMBER. Compassionate care for the grieving
November 15. On his travels Bryan had come across a good number of programmes that cared for families experiencing loss. There was Grief Share, Divorce Care, Compassionate Friends and a number of other support groups and counsellors. Sometimes there were social…
JUBILEE & NOVEMBER. SIN AND PUNISHMENT
November 14. “Should mistakes, sin and evil be punished? Should there be a warning first?” These were questions Bryan posed for debate. “Often punishment does come about naturally and a warning can be a preventative step. ‘HIV/AIDS is a disease not a sin,’ was a…
JUBILEE. NOVEMBER. “THEY DIED DOING THIER DUTY”
November 11. Anthony shared, “At the West Park cemetery, whenever I visit my parents’ grave, I pass a tombstone of a young air force pilot presumably killed in action. On the stone is written. ‘He did his duty.’ In the great wars of the 20th century millions of…
JUBILEE. NOVEMBER. SERVING TWO MASTERS
November 8. Bryan had discovered that it too easily happened that people who had been poor became quite obsessive about acquiring wealth. Maurice shared, “Greed too easily leads to corruption and a loss of integrity. I realised the truth of the saying, ‘the love…
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