Valentine’s Day

A few years ago, I was invited to speak to young university students at a valentine’s day party. In that speech, I pointed out that the February 14 feast commemorated two Valentines: the first a […]

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3rd Sunday of Easter Year C

St. Paul in 1 Cor. 15:12-14,20; said ‘if Christ had not been raised from the dead, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain… But in fact, Christ has been raised […]

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17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B

There is much in ordinary life that we take for granted, I suppose. We appreciate these only when there is a shortage. Then suddenly everyone scrambles for the remaining resources. Appalled at the wastefulness of […]

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3rd Sunday of Advent, Year C

Today is known as ‘Gaudete Sunday’. The word ‘gaudete’ means rejoice. Today is otherwise known as the ‘Rose Sunday’. The basis for the rose and for rejoicing is that the Lord is near. We are […]

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Christmas Day, Year A

In recent years especially here and in other first world countries, we have witnessed a subtle ‘de-christianization’ of Christmas. Sensitivity to the religious, or non-religious, convictions of others has led some people to substitute seasonal […]

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Solemnity of the Annunciation

The feast of the Annunciation, now recognized as a solemnity, was first celebrated in the fourth or fifth century. Its central focus is the Incarnation: God has become one of us. From all eternity God […]