Gospel Lk 2:41-52 Each year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the feast of Passover, and when he was twelve years old, they went up according to festival custom. After they had completed its days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but his parents did not know it.
Archive for December, 2009
Fr Joe’s Sunday reflection December 27 – Feast of the Holy Family (C)
Posted by Webmaster on December 28th, 2009
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Our prayers go with Hanna
Posted by Webmaster on December 24th, 2009
By Leela Ramdeen, Chair of CCSJ “There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children” (Nelson Mandela). I thought about Mandela’s words as people called in to a Television programme on which I was a guest. They called to donate money to Hanna Lendor’s fund.
Fr Joe’s reflection – Christmas 2009
Posted by Webmaster on December 23rd, 2009
Gospel Lk 2:1-14 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole world should be enrolled. This was the first enrollment, when Quirinius was governor of Syria. So all went to be enrolled, each to his own town.
Tags: Standing in solidarity to promote unity
Posted by Webmaster on December 18th, 2009
By Leela Ramdeen, Chair of CCSJ Today, Sunday 20 December, the world marks International Human Solidarity Day to celebrate unity in diversity; to remind people of the importance of solidarity in working towards eradicating poverty and to remind governments of their commitments to international agreements.
Fr Joe’s Sunday reflection December 20 – Fourth Sunday of Advent (C)
Posted by Webmaster on December 18th, 2009
Gospel Lk 1:39-45 Mary set out and travelled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
Extract from Archbishop Edward Gilbert, C.Ss.R
Posted by Webmaster on December 12th, 2009
Extract from Archbishop Edward Gilbert’s November 7, 2009 speech at a CCSJ workshop to discuss Pope Benedict XVI’s Encyclical, Charity in Truth
