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Deacon Tony Pynes

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Wednesday 28th Week in OT A 2026

Today our reading from Luke gives us an example of those who claim to serve God but really only serve their own worldly ambitions. Our reading from Galatians does even better and St Paul lists what it looks like when…

Thursday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time

Who is God to us? How do we see him? Who is Jesus Christ? Is he an authority figure who demands much? Do…

27th Sunday OT A 2026

We can easily read the Gospel today and see how the chosen people of Israel went astray. They rejected prophets and eventually Jesus, the Son…

Memorial of Saint Jerome, Priest and Doctor of the Church

There are many good things in this life that the follower of Christ must put aside. There are many rights and privileges that one must…

25th Sunday OT A 2026

A Pew Research report tells us most people believe in heaven and hell. We also know many do not live by that belief. Meaning they don’t live as God commanded them to live. But studies of those who have…

Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows

And she became our Holy Mother in Heaven that day. She now watches over all the children Jesus gave her. She is a mother…

Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Today we remember the cross. We remember also why Jesus died on the cross and why he came here. It was not out of judgement…

Saturday 23rd Week OT A 2026

Jesus tells us today that often we can listen to his words but do not act on them. Instead, we hear his word and acknowledge…