23 May 2021 Today we join the Church around the world in celebrating the Feast of Pentecost.  The Christianisation of Jewish feasts The early, pre-Nicene[1] Church was simple in its liturgical celebrations.  They had three celebrations, one every Sunday and two annually:  Sundays: The Lord’s Day, a “mini Easter” Because the Resurrection is important, Pascha…

16 May 2021 Today we join the Church in celebrating Christ’s ascension to heaven.  After 40 days of Easter, in which the disciples were gradually grasping Christ’s death and resurrection, when all seemed to have been fulfilled, they finally asked the resurrected Lord, “Is this the time when You will restore the kingdom of Israel?” …

6th Sunday of Easter, 9 May 2021 I’d like to share with you what our second lesson says: what does it mean to be born of God?  Today’s Gospel continues the discourse of the organic relationship between God and Jesus and, since we’re in Jesus, humanity.  As we heard last Sunday, Jesus is the True…

5th Sunday of Easter, 2 May 2021 An attribute of children is their desire to learn: many are curious and ask a litany of questions.  At a young age I asked my parents where I came from: they joked that I came from a banana or coconut tree; I would say, “No, that can’t be”. …