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Fr. John Jennings

Aug 23 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~ What Language Does God Speak?

A curious question indeed. But it is one that we all ask even when we do not realize it. In chapter 6 of John’s Gospel we hear the...

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Fr. John Jennings

Jul 283 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~ Standing with Gratitude in a World of Wonders and Miracles

A few years ago, we gathered as a group of friends and drove to the Fundy Trail Parkway. This was a great opportunity to stroll, walk,...

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Fr. John Jennings

Jul 194 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~ Faith: Prayer, Relationship and Action

Several years ago, I had the pleasure of traveling with some friends in Arizona. We stayed in an area close to a desert park. Each...

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Fr. John Jennings

Jul 123 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~ Disciples: On Mission to and for All

Disciples are learners. They follow and listen to the teacher/rabbi/Master. This discipleship is the role of those early followers of...

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Fr. John Jennings

Jul 53 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~ Familiarity Breeds Contempt or Dismissal

“My children know me so well, even too well. They are the ones who see me in my slippers.” Children often know their parents in their...

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Fr. John Jennings

Jun 282 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~ The Touch of God’s Healing, Life-giving Love

Now there was a woman who had been suffering from hemorrhages for twelve years….. ‘If I can touch even his clothes,…I shall be well...

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Fr. John Jennings

Jun 213 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~ Trust and a Foundation of God’s Reign in Every Age, Among All Peoples

Spring and summer bring out a common scene. The streets and parks are full of Moms and Dads teaching their youngest the wonders of...

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Fr. John Jennings

Jun 142 min read

Our Sacred Stories Parables: Patience vs Pushiness in the Reign of God

Stories! We all seem to love them. We read novels. We watch movies. We follow many a TV series. Jesus told many stories as he walked...

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Fr. John Jennings

Jun 123 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~ God’s Reign for Humanity and All Creation

Our God is an awesome God He reigns from heaven above With wisdom, power and love Our God is an awesome God. This is the beginning of one...

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Fr. John Jennings

May 313 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~ The Real Presence of Jesus the Christ

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

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Fr. John Jennings

May 242 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~ Trinity and its Mystery

“It’s a mystery.” Such a statement can mean many things to us. It might mean something that is unsolvable. Or perhaps it means a...

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Fr. John Jennings

May 103 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~ Ascension: A Story of Leaving Yet Remaining

Some 45 years ago I met Jim and Pauline. Jim was with the OPP and Pauline worked in a Catholic school in Barrie. At the time I was on...

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Fr. John Jennings

May 32 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~ God’s Plan of Love for All Humanity

As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you: abide in my love.... This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved...

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Fr. John Jennings

Mar 282 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~Easter: Season of New Life and Rebirth for Jesus....and for Us

“[He] suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; he descended Into hell; on the third day he rose from the...

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Fr. John Jennings

Mar 223 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~ Passion Sunday: God and a Suffering Humanity

One of the realities of our human existence is the presence of suffering in life. It is the personal suffering we might have in our own...

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Fr. John Jennings

Mar 152 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~ Our Faith: In God and in Us

Our world is a fractured one in so many areas. The people of Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, Myanmar, Yemen and many other parts of our world are...

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Fr. John Jennings

Mar 83 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~ Christian Faith: A Human & Divine Encounter

As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world (John 9:5) How does Christian faith and an awareness of God enter our lives? ...

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Fr. John Jennings

Mar 13 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~ Our Covenant of Love with God

What is our relationship with God? In ancient times, there was often an attitude of bargaining or exchange with God. This was the...

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Fr. John Jennings

Feb 233 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~ Going to the Mountain: Visions & Dreams

Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart, by themselves. There he was transfigured before...

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Fr. John Jennings

Feb 163 min read

Our Sacred Stories ~ Our Desert Journey: Lent 2024

When I was young, Lent was about what I was going to give up – candy, movies. Later it took on something like the New Years resolution –...

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