Second Sunday of Advent – Luke 3:1-6 The Preaching of John the Baptist 1 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene, […]
This question came from a woman returning to the Catholic faith.
A chaplet is a devotion that uses beads and repetitive prayers, such as the Rosary. The structure of these prayers can vary widely, and many have their own sets of beads, shorter than Rosary beads.
During the month of December 2024 Pope Francis’ intention is: for pilgrims of hope.
We pray that this Jubilee Year strengthen our faith, helping us to recognise the Risen Christ in our daily lives, and that it may transform us into pilgrims of Christian hope.
During the month of January 2025 Pope Francis’ intention is: for the right to an education.
Let us pray for migrants, refugees and those affected by war, that their right to an education, which is necessary to build a better world, might always be respected.
It’s getting late.
In the tow of evening,
eyes accustomed to the dark…
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ
I am writing this at the end of the first day of the third week of the Synod here in Rome. We have just completed the third section of the document that we are working through. It is entitled ‘Pathways’ and it laid out possible ways that we might move into the future as a Church.
28 One of the scribes came to Jesus and asked him, ‘Which is the first of all the commandments?
29 Jesus replied, ‘The first is this: Listen, Israel! The Lord our God is the one only Lord! 30 You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.
What would you like to ask God? I put that question to some under ten-year olds at one of our schools. They were given time to think about it. Here are some of the results.
WelCom’s Season of Advent calendar is for whānau to reflect on each day during Advent Season, 1–24 December 2024.
What an enormous question from a visiting enquirer this week. Variations of this query are common, as people struggle to understand a God who seems to allow good people to perish just because they are not baptised, or perhaps practice a different faith.