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Reflection – December 8th, 2024 – Second Sunday of Advent

Reflection – December 8th, 2024 – Second Sunday of Advent

Hope vs Expectation

In two different meetings I was in recently the conversation came up regarding the difference between hope and expectation.  In preparing for the First Sunday of Advent, where the theme is “hope”, it seemed like a natural topic to discuss.  I took the time to look up the definition of each word and this is what I found.  Expectation: a strong belief that something will happen or a belief that someone will or should achieve something.  Hope: to ...

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Mark Mahoney

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Reflection – December 1st – First Sunday of Advent

Reflection – December 1st – First Sunday of Advent

What Advent Offers Us

We blinked, and it happened.  The year has ended, and a new one begun, because for the Church, the arrival of the season of Advent marks the beginning of the new liturgical year.  The Church asks that we live Advent in anticipation of and preparation for the arrival of the Christ child, born again as the Child in the Manger, even as we know Christ is with us now, even as we continue to await Christ’s second ...

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Ellen Bennett

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Reflection – November 24th – Solemnity of Christ the King

Reflection – November 24th – Solemnity of Christ the King

Pilgrims of Hope

Today marks the last Sunday of the year in the liturgical cycle of our Church, with next Sunday being the first in Advent. As we look towards the new year, I am reflecting on hope since not only is it is the theme for the First Week of Advent, and it also happens to be the theme for the upcoming Jubilee Year 2025: Pilgrims of Hope, announced by Pope Francis in May of 2024. I have also been ...

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Trevor Droesbeck

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Reflection – September 15th, 2024 – 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Reflection – September 15th, 2024 – 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time

“You shouldn’t have to suffer … You don’t know that that’s what’s going to happen. … You have to stay positive! … There must be something you can do to change it. … Have you thought of … I think you should try … Why don’t you talk to …” 

I don’t know what Peter’s words were, when he was rebuking Jesus for talking about his impending death.  I imagine that they may have been similar to many of ...

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Pam Driedger

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Reflection – May 12th, 2024 – Ascension of the Lord

Reflection – May 12th, 2024 – Ascension of the Lord

Living in Hope

And just like that, it is Mother’s Day again. As always at this time of year, my mother is much on my mind. She had an abundance of wisdom sayings – some were her own pearls, and some the words of others which resonated with her. A favourite was “Live in hope or die in despair.”  That sprang to mind today as I was reflecting on St. Paul’s letters to the Ephesians. At the time of writing this, ...

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Ellen Bennett

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