With Sincere Appreciation It seems fitting to dedicate the first part of this week’s editorial to an expression of gratitude. Susi Thompson has been our Parish Secretary for some 17 years. Later this month she will step down from this position. The role of a Parish Secretary or Administrator (which seems to be the preferred…
The Eye of the Storm When I was younger, I remember listening to a homily that had an impact on me. It was why God allowed things to happen rather than to think I needed to have the answer right away. The priest said: “God speaks to us in the events of our life, sometimes…
Jubilees & Anniversaries We are, I hope, becoming well acquainted with the notion of 2025 as a Holy Year, a Year of Jubilee. We celebrate this anniversary of the birth of Our Lord with appropriate thanksgiving and prayer. Please do watch out for the different ways in which this Jubilee will be observed both locally…
‘And his disciples believed in him’ In this week’s Gospel Jesus attends the wedding at Cana with his mother. The hosts run out of wine. Mary suggests Jesus performs a miracle there and then, but he hasn’t started his public ministry yet so he says ‘his hour has not come’. Mary says to the stewards…
