From the Parish House
June 7, 2024 - by Brendan Reed
This weeks From the Parish House comes all the way from New York City, where I am currently spending a few weeks with my sister, Angela. Angela is living and working…
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From the Parish House
May 31, 2024 - by Brendan Reed
This week we celebrate the feast of Corpus Christi, the Body of Christ. St Paul reminds us that we use this term in at least two ways. We talk about…
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Homily – Pentecost Sunday 2024
May 17, 2024 - by Brendan Reed
It’s almost one hundred days since we began the journey to Pentecost. To be precise, it was ninety-six days ago that we stopped and covered our heads in Ashes. Ash…
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Homily – Second Sunday of Lent (B)
February 23, 2024 - by Brendan Reed
Today is the second Sunday of Lent (year B), and the gospel passage we listen to is that of the Transfiguration. Jesus took with him Peter and James and John…
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February 11, 2024 - by Brendan Reed
Leviticus 13:1-2. 44-46. Mark 1:40-45 Homily for the Opening of the Parish Year 11 February 2024 Leprosy must have been a terrible disease in the first century. And indeed…
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February 9, 2024 - by Brendan Reed
Mark Twain famously said there are three kind of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics. He was probably referring to his own struggles with understanding and interpreting figures. He was…
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July 28, 2023 - by Brendan Reed
Do you ever reflect on how you make decisions? We are actually making decisions all day. We make simple and everyday decisions, like what we will wear in the morning…
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June 2, 2023 - by Brendan Reed
The Gospel for the Feast of the Trinity begins with the words: God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son so that everyone who believes in…
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March 24, 2023 - by Brendan Reed
Will we dare to have our feet washed? A touch stone for people who find themselves confronted with someone in need or in a conflictual situation, is to…
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August 26, 2022 - by Brendan Reed
When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take your seat in the place of honour. Luke 14:1.7-14 Seating guests at a special event is not always easy. …
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