From the Parish House
February 3, 2023 - by CBD Parish
Welcome to our first newsletter of 2023. Thank you for your ongoing support of our newsletter. As a parish I hope that we can continue to bring you reflections, homilies…
Read moreWelcome to our first newsletter of 2023. Thank you for your ongoing support of our newsletter. As a parish I hope that we can continue to bring you reflections, homilies…
Read moreI was talking to a good friend of mine during the week and we got to discussing our top three Christmas Carols. Mine are: Once in Royal David’s City,…
Read moreJesus was born of Mary, the betrothed of Joseph, a Son of David. The waiting is almost over. The last days of preparation for this great…
Read moreThis weekend we celebrate the fourth week of Advent and Matthew’s Gospel will recount the birth of Jesus from the perspective of Joseph (Matthew 1:18-24). The text tells us that…
Read moreThings aren’t always as they seem, so the saying goes. In fact, this saying goes back to the famous Greek philosopher, Plato. The full saying reads: “things are not always…
Read moreIt seems natural for human beings to have dreams for the future. We seem to need to have some hope for our future in order to keep us going. Sometimes…
Read moreThis week we commence the season of Advent and so begins a new Liturgical Year. Advent means, to come, or to arrive. For Christians, it is the season when we celebrate the coming or…
Read moreThis weekend the Church celebrates the Feast of Christ the King. Over the last few months we have been saturated with news about Kings and Queens, as we have witnessed…
Read moreAnd the people stood by, watching; but the leaders scoffed at him, saying, “He saved others; let him save himself if he is the Messiah of…
Read moreThere was a television advertisement a number of years ago in which a young boy fantasises about surviving an attack by a crocodile. The ad was produced by HBA Insurance…
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