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Feast of Corpus Christi, Year A
Every year we have this wonderful run of feasts: Ascension, Pentecost, Trinity Sunday, and now Corpus Christi.

St Mary's
Jun 16, 20204 min read


Trinity Sunday, Year A
That God, who is love and peace, is Trinity.

St Mary's
Jun 7, 20203 min read


Pentecost, Year A
Today we celebrate the Feast of Pentecost, the moment when the Holy Spirit came with power. Jesus had told his disciples to remain...

St Mary's
May 30, 20204 min read


Mass of the Ascension, Year A
The feast of the Ascension is not always the easiest feast to grasp. Often we can slip past it on the way from Easter to Pentecost.

St Mary's
May 23, 20204 min read


6th Sunday Easter, Year A
When the subject of hope or faith comes up, it is not always easy to know where to start.

St Mary's
May 17, 20205 min read
5th Sunday of Easter, Year A
Two questions came to my mind as I thought about today’s gospel. What does it mean to follow the way of Christ? And...

St Mary's
May 9, 20203 min read


4th Sunday of Easter, Year A (Father Joe Caddy)
I have a clear memory of a baptism that I did here at St Mary’s a little time back. When the mother came up to the font with her baby...

St Mary's
May 2, 20203 min read
3rd Sunday of Easter, Year A
As we’ve said before, Easter used to be the only time people would enter the Church. And so Lent actually developed as the preparation...

St Mary's
Apr 25, 20204 min read
2nd Sunday of Easter, Year A
Before we begin, a point that might be of interest. Our entrance antiphon today begins with “Like newborn infants...” In the Latin...

St Mary's
Apr 18, 20204 min read
Easter Sunday
What a strange Good Friday that was! Joe and I rang the funeral bells at 3pm to indicate the beginning of the liturgy, and heard people...

St Mary's
Apr 11, 20204 min read
Easter Sunday (Deacon Jim Curtain)
The two of us, Fr Jerome and me, are standing here in an empty church. Mary of Magdala, Peter, and John, were standing at an empty tomb...

St Mary's
Apr 11, 20203 min read
Easter Vigil (Fr Joe Caddy)
What a scene confronts the women in Matthew’s Gospel when they go to the tomb!

St Mary's
Apr 10, 20202 min read


Good Friday
Good Friday is one of the quietest days of the year. Shops are closed. There is less traffic on the roads. The air seems heavier...

St Mary's
Apr 9, 20204 min read


Holy Thursday: Message from Fr Joe Caddy
This night we commemorate the last supper that Jesus shared with his disciples. This night we are called to join with Jesus...

St Mary's
Apr 8, 20202 min read


Palm Sunday
With the upending of routine and a retreat to our homes, it is easy to understand why some people feel like one day just bleeds into the...

St Mary's
Apr 4, 20206 min read


5th Sunday Lent, Year A
Our first reading is one of the most famous visions in the OT, and it begins with a valley of bones, a striking lifeless image...

St Mary's
Mar 28, 20204 min read
4th Sunday Lent, Year A
To experience darkness is a strange thing. How do we talk about it? Is the night the end of the day, or is it the beginning of a new day...

St Mary's
Mar 22, 20204 min read
3rd Sunday Lent, Year A
Having read all that, I would like to say a few things. First, some practical things, I have made copies of the statement available down...

St Mary's
Mar 15, 20205 min read
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