Sunday's Homily:

New Beginnings

4 January - Christmastide
When Christ calls us to follow Him, He invites us to make a fresh start, a new life. John the Baptist came to persuade the people of Israel to prepare for this new beginning. He gathered around him a small band of disciples, but when Jesus, the Messiah, appeared on the scene it was time to wean his...
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Saint of the Day:

Today is the feast of Blessed Bernard of Corleone

Daily Readings:

Today's readings provided courtesy of Universalis

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