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Dear brothers and sisters,
Today’s feast of the Holy Trinity invites us to reflect the divine mystery. The doctrine of the Trinity was the result of the reflection by Christians, in the time after the New Testament was written, on their experience of God as revealed in Christ’s life, death and resurrection. Read more…
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Pentecost was a Jewish harvest festival that commemorated the Torah, the first five books of the Bible. The Torah, God’s gratuitous gift to the Jewish people, gave them their identity and a guide for living. Luke, writing in the Acts of the Apostles in today’s First Reading (Acts 2:1-11) locates the imparting of the Spirit upon the Church on the Jewish feast of Pentecost. Read more…
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Today we celebrate the glorious Ascension of the Lord. We have two accounts one in the First Reading (Acts 1:1-11) the other in the Gospel (Mk 15:15-20). Read more…
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“Remain in my love” is a central theme in the spirituality of the Johannine Fourth Gospel and Epistles. If we take this understanding to heart if will reshape our whole approach to the Christian life. It is a precious gift. Read more…
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