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Reflection – February 9th, 2025 – 5th Sunday of Ordinary Time

Reflection – February 9th, 2025 – 5th Sunday of Ordinary Time

Ordinary Miracles

A scant four weeks ago the Church returned to Ordinary Time, by far its longest liturgical season, making up two thirds of the Church year.  Ordinary Time … one would think nothing significant happens when we are in the midst of the ordinary.  We think of ordinary as drab, boring, mundane. Yet most of us live in primarily ordinary, humdrum ways. And too often, we waste those days anticipating our next big adventure.  Have we missed something, I wonder? 

After ...

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Ellen Bennett

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Homily – February 2nd, 2025 – Presentation of the Lord

Homily – February 2nd, 2025 – Presentation of the Lord

On the last Sunday of the Christmas Season we had a story about the adult Jesus being baptized. Today, three weeks after the Christmas Season, we are back to the baby Jesus. Go figure.

Today’s feast, traditionally called the Feast of the Presentation was also called the Feast of the Encounter. Simeon and Anna, in their old age, have a powerful encounter with Jesus, a baby who is anything but powerful. Yet, isn’t that what everyone of us wants, not an ...

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Fr Phil

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Reflection – February 2nd, 2025 – The Presentation of the Lord

Reflection – February 2nd, 2025 – The Presentation of the Lord

Presenting Jesus

How do I present Jesus to other?  This is a difficult question because my own biases obstruct my view. I am inclined to exaggerate how well I do this while glossing over or completely ignoring the parts of myself where Christ may be…less obvious.

Having said that, 51 years of being a practicing Roman Catholic have shown me many stellar examples of people who embody Christ in a way that makes me want to know more about where that comes ...

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Trevor Droesbeck

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Homily – January 14th, 2024 – 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Homily – January 14th, 2024 – 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Homily – January 14, 2024 – 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

I’m going to make a generalization which I think is true. It is that everyone, who has ever come into our lives—even for the shortest amount of time—has made a contribution to who we have become. Even someone who was a bad example, indirectly, set us on a path to become the opposite of what they are. So, there is learning in the negative. There is much to be learned ...

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Fr Phil

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Reflection – January 14th, 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Reflection – January 14th, 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

The Miracle of Ordinary Time

Today is the second Sunday in ordinary time. For much of my life I’ve thought of ordinary time as the “boring time” in the church year, the space holder between the important events. Today I am struck by the fact that ordinary time is the time of infinite possibility. Ordinary time is the time immediately after the creation, the birth, the resurrection, the pouring out of the Spirit. Ordinary time is the time when we are ...

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Pam Driedger

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