Tag: Faith
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Paul on Paul – 3rd April 2022
Philippians 3:8-14 For the Jews of the 1st Century, the Law of Moses was the closest God could be, and following the Law was what set the Jewish peopel apart. In this Sunday’s 2nd Reading, St. Paul tells us that the Law is not enough when Christ – God himself – has sought us out…
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Paul on Paul – 2nd January 2022
hesians 3:2-3A, 5-6 This Sunday invites us to think about gifts – be they from Wise Men or not. The 2nd Reading focuses on the Gift of Faith – whcih we recieve, yes, from people in our lives – but one that, ultimately, comes from God.
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Paul on Paul – 12th December 2021
Philippians 4:4-7 On Gaudete Sunday, the 3rd Sunday of Advent – we focus on Joy. This Sunday’s 2nd Readings implores us to be happy to to pray for what we need – but how can we be happy when our praye appears to be unanswered. That answer lies in Joy.
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Paul on Paul – 5th December 2021
Philippians 1: 4-6, 8-11 On the 2nd Sunday of Advent, the Church asks us to reflect upon the virtue of Faith – and the 2nd Readin this Sunday gives us a way yo do that, by showing the fundemental important of Love in true faith.
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Paul on Paul – 12th September 2021
James 2:1-5 It is common for us to make snap judgment on others based on very little information – and for that to change the way we treat others. This week’s 2nd Reading reminds us that we cannot profess a Christian Faith, while judging people by the standards of the Secular world.
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Paul on Paul – 29th August 2021
James 1:17-18, 21-22, 17 Just as humanity gave up Paradise through Free Will – it takes an act of our Free Will to committ to God, allow our faith to change us, and to take advantage of the Salvation that God has provided us through Christ.
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Paul on Paul – 10th January 2021
1 John 5:1-9 The mysteries of Faith and Grace are deep and complex – but central to Christianity. The Baptism of Jesus is one of those events that can help us understand them a little more.
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Paul on Paul – 3rd January 2021
Colossians 3:12-21 “Wives, give way to your husbands” is a bible verse that is often criticised and used to attack the Church and her teachings – but that is because it is misunderstood. Much like being part of a family, taking time, working past our initial instincts and trying to think about what the other…
Corpus Christi & Our Lady of Perpetual Succour 