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The Epiphany is a beautiful feast because it brings everybody together. “All now share the same inheritance, they are part of the same body.” But that doesn’t mean these barriers have magically disappeared. Wherever we go today we see divisions among people, in families, in communities, cities, countries. Today’s barriers are racial, ethnic, social and […]

This is a brief commentary on the readings for this feast. First Reading: Samuel was a very special child. Hannah saw him as a gift from God, a sign of God’s favour to her. It’s not surprising then that she dedicated him to the Lord. In due time Samuel made that dedication his own, and went […]

At a time when communication was slow, and in a small country that was no sea of tranquillity but the scene of constant strife, only a handful of people knew about his coming. Yet we still talk about it and celebrate it. The Incarnation is the greatest moment in the history of the world. As […]

The grace of visitation In the old days life was simpler and people visited one another a lot. Today visitation is not so frequent. It has been replaced by the telephone. A phone-call is good but it can’t take the place of a visit. A woman who lives in New York City has had the […]