How is the date of Easter decided?
Easter celebrates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is the most important feast in the Christian calendar. Easter Sunday does not come on the same date every year, but falls […]
Category: Written Messages
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Fourth Sunday in Lent – Mothering Sunday
Mothering Sunday is a holiday in the Catholic and Protestant Christian calendar celebrated in the UK, Ireland and other parts of the world, especially Canada and Australia. It is a […]
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Introduction to the Sermon on the Mount – Matthew 5: 1-12
5 Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, 2 and he began to teach them. The Beatitudes He said: 3 “Blessed […]
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REFLECTIONS FOR THE THIRD SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY
The gospel reading this week focuses on the beginning of Jesus’ ministry: how he left Nazareth, where he was raised, and moved to Galilee to start his public preaching in […]
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Message for Epiphany 1 – Sunday, January 11, 2026
Malachi 1:11 states “For from the rising of the sun to its setting My name is great among nations, and in every place incense is offered to My name, and […]
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Reflections on Matthew’s Gospel
There were three choices of Gospels for this Sunday. Both Matthew Gospels are very relevant for the world today, so I combined them together as we needed the whole story. […]
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Reflections – First Sunday After Christmas 2025
Children of God, Jesus Christ is born!God has come to make a home among us! Yet the story is not over. After birth comes the ordinary and mundane growing, maturing, […]
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View From The Pews – Christmas Day 2025
Brothers & Sisters, As we began our preparation for Christmas this year, two words from a verse of one of our well-known Advent hymns struck me in a powerful way, […]
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Advent 2 – Sunday, December 7, 2025
Today, we light the second Advent candle, often called the Bethlehem Candle, which symbolizes Peace and Preparation, representing Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem and the peace Christ brings. Its purple color […]