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Church Inclusive: Trinity Sunday, 4 June 2023
Dearly beloved Franciscans, Trinity Sunday is often looked upon with dread by Christian preachers. We don’t/can’t understand this mystery with our minds and maybe this is part of the point.…
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Church Inclusive: Pentecost Sunday, 28 May 2023
Dearly Beloved Franciscans Pentecost is in many ways quite a dramatic feast in our liturgical calendar, not only because of the red vestments (p.s. you may like to wear something red on…
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Church Inclusive: The Seventh Sunday of Easter, 21 May 2023
Dearly Beloved Franciscans The Easter Candle stand is “empty” of the candle on the first Sunday after Ascension Day. This symbolizes a time of anticipatory waiting and spacious availability for…
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Church Inclusive: The Sixth Sunday of Easter, 14 May 2023
Dearly Beloved Franciscans Many neuro-scientists agree that all genders have an innate impulse to care for and help those who are suffering. Surely then it would be natural to assume…
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Church Inclusive: The Fourth Sunday of Easter, 7 May 2023
Dearly Beloved Franciscans and Visitors Macrina Wiederkehr (Benedictine nun) wrote a prayer which usually catches us by surprise because of our tendency towards self-condemnation: “Lord, help me to believe the…
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Church Inclusive: The Fourth Sunday of Easter, 30 April 2023
Dearly Beloved Franciscans The Baptism of three children at our Sunday Eucharist is raise our heart in great gratitude to God for this extraordinary perpetuation of life in our midst.…
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Church Inclusive: Third Sunday of Easter, 23 April 2023
Dearly Beloved Franciscans This Sunday’s Gospel reading about the resurrection appearance of Jesus to the 2 disciples walking to Emmaus is so rich with meaning. It is possible that these…
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Church Inclusive: Second Sunday of Easter, 16 April 2023
Dearly Beloved Franciscans This week has highlighted for me the courage of ordinary people. Our Bishop Steve, on Palm Sunday, taking the Johannesburg mayor and municipality to task for the…
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Church Inclusive: Easter Sunday, 9 April 2023
Beloved people of the Resurrection In bright sunlight it is difficult to see a candle flame. It needs the backdrop of darkness to most clearly see the beauty of a…
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Church Inclusive: Palm Sunday, 2 April 2023
Dearly Beloved Franciscans Throughout this Holy week, as we prepare to immerse ourselves in the realization of a God whose love includes suffering with us, we are also aware that…