2000 years ago God came among us as tiny baby born to a poor Middle-Eastern couple who washed Him and wrapped Him in a cloth. We have since wrapped this miraculous gift of God’s self-giving in many layers of our own cultural traditions – trees, lights, tinsel, lavish gifts, sumptuous food and drink. Without these, […]

The name given to the Third Sunday of Advent is Gaudete Sunday, which means rejoice. Amidst the various crosses we must carry in our daily lives and the many troubles of our world, the Lord is inviting us to reflect on the many good things we have received, especially the gift of His only begotten […]

Why did John the Baptist go into the wilderness? To commune with God in simplicity and silence. What might we learn from this? To begin to unclutter our lives of unnecessary noise, distractions and material desires, so the one who loves us most can more fully enter our hearts!           Fr John […]

Have you ever stayed up all night waiting for the dawn? Or gone to a mountain-top or the seaside to see the sun come-up? The Jews in the Old Testament spent centuries anxiously awaiting the Messiah, and 2000 years later we await His second coming, when we believe He will be arrayed in glory, put […]