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Fr. John Jennings

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Our Sacred Stories ~ Mary: Bearer of God & First Disciple

Here we are entering the week of Christmas. It came so fast for most of us, but for our littlest ones it was undoubtedly painfully slow....

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Fr. John Jennings

Dec 133 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~ Incarnation: God Is Among Us – How Can We Tell?

The Feast of Christmas is around the corner. Central to this celebration and to our whole Christian faith is that God lives among us. ...

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Fr. John Jennings

Dec 62 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~ Preparing the Way of the Lord

Last weekend, while filling in at a local parish, I noticed something very striking. My hometown has become significantly more...

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Fr. John Jennings

Nov 292 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~ Advent: Trusting with Hope in a Loving God

Listening or watching the news today, we can easily be disappointed with our world and find ourselves depressed with our future. Whether...

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Fr. John Jennings

Nov 223 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~ The Kingdom of God: Making the Reign a Reality

Sometimes to know where we are, we must know where we came from. The message and the mission of Jesus is to proclaim the Kingdom, the...

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Fr. John Jennings

Nov 153 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~ Living a Synod: Change, Challenge & Fear - Faith, Hope & Love

Change is a challenge. It is also universally necessary. Whether we talk personally or communally, we constantly face changes in our...

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Fr. John Jennings

Nov 83 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~ Who are we? Discovering Who We Are as Church, Now

The Gospels tell many Jesus-stories. They were part of the faith memories of Jesus shared by the earliest Christian communities. In...

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Fr. John Jennings

Nov 13 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~ Our Faith Journey: The Communion of Saints in the Midst of Our World

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints . These words and what they express are part of the...

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Fr. John Jennings

Oct 253 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~ Becoming a Synodal Church: The Legacy of Vatican II

Mark’s Gospel tells a wonderful story of the healing and conversion of Bartimaeus, a blind beggar (Mk.10:46-52). As much as it is one of...

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Fr. John Jennings

Oct 183 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~ A Church of Shared Vision & Shared Hope

Vision is an amazing thing. In some ways it is a bit like dreaming. Always, it is about hope. In Mark’s Gospel, there is a story of a...

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Fr. John Jennings

Oct 113 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~ Thanksgiving: A Time for Love and Gratitude

“Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?... You lack one thing; go, sell what you own and give the money to the poor, and...

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Fr. John Jennings

Oct 43 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~ The Synod on Synodality: Its Roots in Vatican II: Openness to all

Our church is currently in the midst of a synod. The first session took place last October. The second session begins this month. The...

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Fr. John Jennings

Sep 273 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~ Living Christian Life in the 21st Century

Sometimes we find ourselves in settings which are threatening to us. Currently our church finds itself in a context, a world that for...

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Fr. John Jennings

Sep 203 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~ A Synod for Our Whole Church

Mark’s Gospel relates a story of Jesus and disciples traveling through Galilee (Mk 9:30-37). He overhears a conversation among his...

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Fr. John Jennings

Sep 133 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~ Sharing Good News of the Kingdom: A Whole Community Project

Faith is a curious thing. Its like other experiences of trust. Most frequently we discover a relationship of trust by our encounters...

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Fr. John Jennings

Sep 63 min read

“Be Open” – A Manual of Discipleship to Jesus

The Gospel writer, Mark provides us with a host of stories presenting Jesus as the teacher for those who are following him. In chapter...

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Fr. John Jennings

Aug 304 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~ Living as Church: Context, Customs and Change

For the past few weeks, in our liturgies, we have focused on the theme of Jesus as “the bread of life” as presented in John’s Gospel,...

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Fr. John Jennings

Aug 233 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~ Emmanuel: God With Us – Life for Creation and Humanity

Spending time at the beach is a favourite pastime during the summer months. Watching the waves come in and hearing the sounds as the sea...

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Fr. John Jennings

Aug 162 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~ REAL PRESENCE & PEOPLE of GOD

Every time we come together for Eucharist, we begin our gathering in the same way. First, we make the sign of the cross that represents...

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Fr. John Jennings

Aug 93 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~ Living the Spirit in Ordinary, Everyday Love

Bread is a very common food and is a staple for many cultures. It comes in a variety of types: whole wheat, banana, white, potato,...

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