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Homily for Sunday, December 28, 2025 (Holy Family)

Homily for Sunday, December 28, 2025 (Holy Family)

You may have noticed that our gospel readings are not in chronological order. The opening line of today’s gospel tells us that the Wise Men had left. They paid homage to the new-born King, left their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh and went home. Next weekend, the Feast of Epiphany, we will be told about the arrival of the Wise Men. Act surprised next weekend!

So, the Wise Men are gone back to their homeland. But as you know from ...

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Fr Phil

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Homily – January 5th, 2025 – The Feast of the Epiphany

Homily – January 5th, 2025 – The Feast of the Epiphany

For the longest time I would get confused between the terms “astronomy” and “astrology.” I knew they both had to do with the stars, but after that the confusion set in. Astronomy is the scientific study of space, the universe, the cosmos. It’s based on math and science, and it’s goal is to help explain phenomena. Astrology, on the other hand, is not a science, but a pseudoscience that tries to explain human behavior based on the position of celestial ...

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Fr Phil

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Reflection – January 5th, 2025 – Feast of the Epiphany

Reflection – January 5th, 2025 – Feast of the Epiphany

Is It All About the Gifts?

On a social media post, I once read that if it had been three wise women instead of three wise men, the gifts offered at the birth of Jesus would have been far more practical.  Every year when we celebrate the Epiphany of the Lord, I think of that, and chuckle.  This year, however, I have been reflecting a lot on gifts in general: what they represent, how they are given, how they are received ...

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Ellen Bennett

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Homily – January 7th, 2024 – Epiphany of the Lord

Homily – January 7th, 2024 – Epiphany of the Lord

While away in Ottawa last week, and staying with my youngest brother, Todd, he introduced me to a wonderful show called Fake or Fortune. It’s been airing in Britain for about 12 years and has to do with art. (Europeans, in general, have much more of an appreciation for art than we, North Americans, do). I’ve just seen a couple of episodes, but I’m already hooked. The show deals with ordinary people, like ourselves, who have a piece of art ...

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Fr Phil

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