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First Sunday of Advent (C) – November 29  

by Archbishop Joseph Harris
by Archbishop Joseph Harris

Gospel

Luke 21:25-28, 34-36

Jesus said to his disciples: “There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on earth nations will be in dismay, perplexed by the roaring of the sea and the waves. People will die of fright in anticipation of what is coming upon the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. But when these signs begin to happen, stand erect and raise your heads because your redemption is at hand.
“Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy from carousing and drunkenness
and the anxieties of daily life, and that day catch you by surprise like a trap. For that day will assault everyone who lives on the face of the earth. Be vigilant at all times and pray that you have the strength to escape the tribulations that are imminent and to stand before the Son of Man.”

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Restoring the horizon of hope

by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI

Today is the First Sunday of Advent; the beginning of a new liturgical year.

In the Angelus on this day in 2013, Pope Francis reminded us that “this day has a special charm; it makes us experience deeply the meaning of history. We rediscover the beauty of all being on a journey: the Church, with her vocation and mission, and all humanity, peoples, civilisations, cultures, all on a journey across the paths of time. But where are we journeying? Is there a common goal? And what is this goal?”

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Justice Peace and Community Week

JPCW Spoken Word Competition 2015

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Spoken Word

There was good participation in the Spoken Word Competition for the JPCW 2015. View some of the presentations. Enter ‘Spoken Word’ in the Search field (upper right corner of this page) if you’re interested in reading some of the work.

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Where is it? Spoken Word by Keira Hackett for JPCW

Imagine-

Just for a minute

That we’d win IT

That elusive, glorious soul-strengthening IT

That IT you tried to catch on the fly

After every lie

During every cry

Whilst bombs went off in the sky

Whilst girls in dark vans bite their nails

Begging to die

Tears, Tears, Tears

Where is IT?

IT that was given to us

By the One, the true One, with no fuss

Precious, perfect, dainty

A blessing

In each hand-held held a message

In each heart held a truth

One truth

The truth that’s holding the stars above us

The truth that everyone seemed to thrust-

Right out the window

Fears, Fears, Fears

When men in long, white robes murder their brothers

When boys with guns desert their mothers

Hey! Don’t you see IT?

How can you?

When your heart’s turned to ash

Gone in a flash

No longer what it was in the past

Pure, white, bursting with IT

Don’t ever forget that He gave us IT

And us with child-like malice,

Twisted IT

As we saw FIT

Where are the hymns?

Stuck in old dusty books?

On the floor of the holy house?

  1. It should be always in our mouths.

Just on the tip of the tongue.

Just like we should always be ready to help someone

Just a hand, a hug, a hold

From anyone

Where are the good deeds?

Stuck in that locked up room in the crook of your mind

Labelled “When I’ve Got Time?”
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  1. Look upon the helpless, the senseless, the defenceless

Spend less

Time running from the hands reaching to you

I’m not preaching to you

I’m pleading with you

For you

For me

For us

We’re all guilty of the lust

Of self-serving greed

Green, Green, Green Greed

Bathed in every war-gun

The abuse of every young one

Every filthy lie spun

We’ve lost IT

And we just SIT

And bask in the chaos that we see

Have you been watching BBC?

Where men are shot and beaten

Their hopes and lives eaten

By shadow-seekers

Who crave more

Who find something perverse in war

Strength, power

Or delight in the gore

They’ve lost IT

Have you seen your sisters in India and Afghan?

Raped empty and hanged

By the bands of men

Who decide the shoulds and woulds

Who decided they were damaged goods

NO, they don’t have IT

Not even a little BIT

What is IT?

IT’s what I’m asking you for

IT’s what’s been pushed out of every door

IT’s the one thing He asked us to store

In our hearts, in our eyes, in our speech

In what we teach

Pure as a ripened peach

As mysterious as where the moon meets the sea on the beach

Less tainted than the rarest fleece

The IT with the power

To end all the horror

What I’m asking you for is Peace.

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Solemnity of Christ the King (B) – November 22 

by Archbishop Joseph Harris
by Archbishop Joseph Harris

Gospel John 18:33b-37

Pilate said to Jesus, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus answered, “Do you say this on your own or have others told you about me?” Pilate answered, “I am not a Jew, am I?  Your own nation and the chief priests handed you over to me. What have you done?” Jesus answered, “My kingdom does not belong to this world. If my kingdom did belong to this world, my attendants would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jews.  But as it is, my kingdom is not here.”  So Pilate said to him, “Then you are a king?”  Jesus answered, “You say I am a king. For this I was born and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.”

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