Homily – 1st Sunday of Advent – C – Fr Jerry Browne Marianne Williamson, a well-known author and public speaker, once wrote, “Too often, we drift through life, unaware of the opportunities for growth that surround us. Reflection is a powerful tool that can awaken us from our complacent slumber.” In some ways, that quote […]
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Homily – Christ the King – Year C – Fr Jeremiah Browne (National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies #southafrica #Swaziland #eswatini #Botswana) This year we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Feast of Christ the King by Pope Pius XI in 1925. The pope – writing at a time when the
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Homily – 33rd Sunday – Year C – Fr Jeremiah Browne (National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies #southafrica #eswatini #Swaziland #Botswana) As I reflected on today’s readings, I was struck by the fact that the more things change, the more they stay the same. We only have to look at history to recognise how
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Homily – Basilica of St John Lateran – Fr Jeremiah Browne (national Director for the Pontifical Mission Societies #Southafrica #Swaziland #eswatini #Botswana) Today’s feast is somewhat unusual. It is one of the few times in the Church’s calendar when we celebrate not a saint, nor an event in the life of Christ, but a building
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Homily – All Saints – Year C – Fr Jeremiah Browne (National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies #SouthAfrica #Botswana #eswatini #Swaziland) Today we celebrate the Feast of All Saints – that huge number that no one can count, from every nation, race, and language, standing before the throne of God, clothed in white robes,
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