Understanding Our Faith
May 20, 2022 - by CBD Parish
Faithful to the Breaking of the Bread When St Luke in his gospel and in the Acts of the Apostles speaks of “the breaking of the bread”, he…
Read moreFaithful to the Breaking of the Bread When St Luke in his gospel and in the Acts of the Apostles speaks of “the breaking of the bread”, he…
Read moreI have always liked cards that carry an inspirational message and over the years I have amassed quite a collection. In the midst of a difficult time, I…
Read moreFaithful to the Fellowship Last week we began to look at the contemporary significance of the following passage from the Acts of the Apostles: “These (the…
Read moreThis enchanting roof boss from Norwich Cathedral has been taken as a Christmas scene, but it’s an earlier mother and child altogether. Faced with the male child’s death…
Faith Reflections Seasonal Holidays
Read moreBelieving in the Risen Christ We have been hearing over the last two weeks at Mass accounts of the appearances of the Risen Lord to his…
Read moreCatholic is my language, Catholic is the coat I wear, Catholic is the house in which I live, wrote the American essayist, Brian Doyle, and I…
Read moreThe Exsultet – The Proclamation of Easter During the Easer Vigil on Holy Saturday night, one of the unusual things that we do is to sing…
Read moreThe gospel for next Sunday – the second Sunday of Easter – begins with these words: “In the evening of that same day, the first day of the…
Read moreAlong with many Australians, I have had the privilege of visiting the Gallipoli peninsula. Prior to leaving for Turkey, I had heard stories about how moving it was to visit…
Read moreThe Rite of Committal The third major element in the Funeral Rites is the Rite of Committal. This is the final element of the rites which takes place at the…
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