THE VALUE OF TRADITION
November 19. Tracy shared, “We have some Jewish children in our class at school and we asked them to explain some of their celebrations, traditions and practices with us. It is very interesting that most of their feasts are to do with something in their…
GROWING GREEN – PRAISE GOD!
Is the world likely to grow a little greener after the eventful two weeks of COP 26, or more likely to take up that baton from COP 15? COP 26 was the UN Climate Change conference held in Glasgow from 1-13 November. COP15 was the Biodiversity…
GOD IS WITH THOSE WHO SUFFER FOR JUSTICE
November 16. The J&P group also contributed to the reflections. “The State Capture Commission and others have heard numerous stories of attempts to bribe government officials for personal gain. Bribery and corruption have become a way of life for all of us, in…
ETHICAL DECISIONMAKING A RESPONSIBILITY
November 15. Vincent presented the context for the readings of this week from 1 and 2 Maccabees. These books tell of a traumatic time of wars and oppression in the history of Israel near the end of Old Testament times when the people were ruled by foreign kings….
SUNDAY 33. WORLD DAY OF THE POOR
November 14. World Day of the Poor. 2021. This day also sees the launch of a major initiative, the LAUDATO SI ACTION PLATFORM OF ACTION with seven goals to of ecological conversion. The second goal is responding to “The Cry of the Poor.” For more see…
OUR HOPE IN GOD’S CARE
November 13. The Bible Study group had pored over the beautiful imagery in the passage of the day but found it difficult to capture its deeper meaning. Tony had been fascinated too and had made a study of this type of Wisdom literature and was able to…
SELF-LOVE CAN BE SELF-DEFEATING
November 10. Conflict in marriage is natural but if it remains unaddressed and ends in divorce it is a loss on many fronts, for each spouse and especially too for their children. Reasons for break-down vary and individual careers is an important one. When men and…
“STAY ANGRY” OR IS THERE ANOTHER WAY?
Handing in of the Healthy Planet Healthy People petition at COP26 COP 26, the latest in the annual series of Conferences of world leaders to deal with climate change is being held in Glasgow in Scotland and hosted by the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. It has…
righteous leaders STRIVE for the common good
November 8. Fr Ivor invited Vincent, a parishioner well-versed in scripture, to prepare some basic explanatory material on the readings. Vincent explained, “The book of Wisdom belongs to a genre known as Wisdom literature, written mainly after the Babylonian exile as…
ALL SAINTS
November 7. 33rd Sunday and All Saints. Fr Peter began, “Who really understands the communion of saints and especially the fact that with Christ at our head it refers to us here on earth and those who are still being purified from their sins in…
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