Month: May 2012

2012

Archbishop Harris’ Gospel Reflection May 27 – Solemnity of Pentecost (B)

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Post date May 25, 2012

Gospel John 20:19-23

On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.”

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Church teaching on abortion, homosexuality

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Post date May 25, 2012

God imprinted a moral order in our hearts and it is this order that should influence how we live our lives. In today’s Gospel (John 15:26-27; 16:12-15), Jesus tells His Disciples that “when the Spirit of truth comes” (the Holy Spirit) he will lead them “to the complete truth.” Sadly, in today’s world moral relativism is rampant; people think they can “make up” their own “truth”.

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Archbishop Harris’ Gospel Reflection May 20 – Solemnity of the Ascension (B)

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Post date May 19, 2012

Gospel Mk 16:15-20

Jesus said to his disciples: “Go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved; whoever does not believe will be condemned. These signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will drive out demons, they will speak new languages. They will pick up serpents with their hands, and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not harm them. They will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

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Will you march for Jesus?

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Post date May 18, 2012

“Today our Lord Jesus Christ ascended into heaven; let our hearts ascend with him. Listen to the words of the Apostle: If you have risen with Christ, set your hearts on the things that are above where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God; seek the things that are above, not the things that are on earth. For just as he remained with us even after his ascension, so we too are already in heaven with him, even though what is promised us has not yet been fulfilled in our bodies.” (St Augustine)

Today on the feast of Jesus’ Ascension into Heaven let’s be joyful that He came so that we might have life. If we have truly risen in Christ we must act; we must motivate all people of goodwill to join us in our efforts to build God’s Kingdom on earth.