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March 19th 2023 Lent 4 1 Samuel 16: 1-13

Grief comes in many forms: grief at the death of a loved one or respected leader; grief as ...
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Exodus 17: 1-7

Water is the source of life, but also of destruction. Exodus 17 tells of people desperate for water.  ...
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March 5th Lent 2 Genesis 12: 1-4a.

Because I have usually looked at the story of Abram’s call through the lens of Romans 4: 1-5, ...
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Feb 26th 2023 Lent 1 – Matthew 4: 1-11

To what does your mind turn when you hear that it is the first Sunday in Lent?  Perhaps ...
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Feb 19th 2023 Transfiguration of Jesus Ex.24:12-18 / Ps. 2 or 99 / 11 Peter 1:16-21 / Matt.17:1-9

This gospel, as does the report from Moses, relate two parallel aspects of life. There is a spiritual ...
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Feb 12th 2023 Epiphany 6 Deut. 30:15-20 / Ps. 119:1-8 / 1Cor 3:1-9 / Matt.5:21-37

The difficult ethic of this Gospel is not new; the ultimate guide for a young person is spelled ...
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February 5th 2023 Epiphany 5 Isaiah 58:7-10; 1 Corinthians 2:1-5; Matthew 5:13-16

Today’s gospel immediately follows the Beatitudes. And the readings are saying that the Beatitudes must not only be ...
Walkers on boardwalk, Overland Track 2022
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January 29th 2023 Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany Micah 6:1-8 Psalm 15 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 Matthew 5:1-12

How then shall we live? We are on a journey in our lives from Shittim (Is there an ...
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January 15th 2023 Second Sunday after the Epiphany Isaiah 49:1-7 Psalm 40:1-11 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 John 1:29-42

God has given us open ears so that we can listen to God and pay attention. Listening attentively ...