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…
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Christmas Message
December 24, 2022 - by CBD Parish
I 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,…
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Homily – Fourth Sunday of Advent (A)
December 16, 2022 - by CBD Parish
Jesus 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…
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December 16, 2022 - by CBD Parish
This 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…
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December 9, 2022 - by CBD Parish
Things 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…
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December 2, 2022 - by CBD Parish
It 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…
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November 25, 2022 - by CBD Parish
This 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…
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November 18, 2022 - by CBD Parish
This 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…
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November 18, 2022 - by CBD Parish
And 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…
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November 11, 2022 - by CBD Parish
There 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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