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This Sunday, as we witness the power of our Saviour over the demons, as we watch the ‘stronger man’ come and proclaim the Kingdom of God with a divine might and authority, our sense of conviction, our Christian calling to ‘draw near to God,’ also receives a new and clearer focus.
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The story of Jesus’ temptation is the story of power unexercised. It is hard for us to understand, because we live so much in a day when “just because I can” is justification for any action at all.
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Download a copy of the Canadian Holy Week Book, compiled by Fr John G. McCausland, S.S.J.E.: Our hope is that will be of assistance to you in your liturgical planning for Holy Week.
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“…The Prayer Book is still the core of my devotional life, and the reason why I am an Anglican.” – Diana Verseghy in conversation with Bishop Stephen Andrews and Rev. Gordon Maitland
Read morePeople get the warm fuzzies from 1st Corinthians 13, and it remains a most popular passage of Scripture among unbelievers. But I want to suggest to you another way of hearing and reading those beautiful words of Saint Paul.
Read moreThe Gospel for this Sunday is certainly one of the most controversial moments in our Lord’s earthly ministry; voices clamour to point out His heartlessness, His prejudice, and no doubt His lack of political correctness. But what about the story itself, and what might it have to teach us on our Lenten way?
Read more“Rend your heart, and not your garments; return to the Lord your God, For He is gracious and merciful,” we read from the prophet Joel in the Penitential Rite on Ash Wednesday.
Read moreOur God demands and expects a lot. In the parable of the talents, it is put this way: I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed. That is, God expects an increase.
Read moreWhat does spring mean to you? For many, the first promise of spring comes with the arrival of the seed catalogue, and they are already planning their garden. Today’s Gospel is much like that seed catalogue. It comes with the promise of a spring.
Read moreThe fast of Lent is like a doorway, leading us out from our natural and material preoccupations, into a landscape that is spiritual and supernatural, so that we may find there our true heart’s desire, the love of our life, and the fulfillment of all our hope: the God-man Jesus…
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