02nd Sunday of the Year
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Open Your Mind
Second Sunday of the Year. Fr David Rocks has been given something to think about by secularist students. Walking around a
Pointing in the Right Direction
Second Sunday of the Year. Fr Robert Gay asks us to consider whether our lives are effective signs. A few months
Wine on the Third Day
Second Sunday of the Year. Fr Bruno Clifton reminds us that God rejoices over his people. It seems (at least to
Namer and Named
Second Sunday of the Year. Fr Leon Pereira asks, 'What's in a name?' Celebrities are known for giving their children outlandish or
To the Church of God
Second Sunday of the Year. Fr Brendan Slevin finds a reproach to the Church in the second reading of today's
A Place for Tin-pot Musicians
Second Sunday of the Year. Fr Columba Ryan preaches on the miracle at Cana. The last time I did this Torch
Becoming What We Are
Second Sunday of the Year. Fr Euan Marley tells us what it means when Jesus calls Peter - and us
Lumen Gentium – The Light of Nations
Second Sunday of the Year. Fr Vivian Boland tells us that in Christ, God's covenant with Israel becomes Good News
Becoming Jars of Docility
Second Sunday of the Year. Fr Irenaeus Vincent preaches on the deeper meaning of our Lady's command at Cana in
Where do you abide?
Second Sunday of the Year. Fr Richard Conrad preaches on Jesus' first meeting with some of his disciples. Today we read
Here is the Lamb of God
Second Sunday of the Year. Fr Theodore Taylor preaches on a Victorian ribbon painting of his own imagining. Look! Here is