The Catholic Church of the Resurrection in Bryanston (8)

Today, we gather to celebrate a moment of profound joy and grace: the baptism of Luke Cameron Christopher Knezovich. This is a day of immense significance, not only for his parents Simone and Chris, or for Luke’s godparents Richard and Priscalla, or for his extended family, …

We gather today to celebrate the baptism of Sienna Ava Rhodes. As Christians, we belong to the Mystical Church of the Body of Christ, and as the first of the Sacraments of initiation, we are all gathered here to welcome young Sienna into a relationship with Jesus Christ. In …

We gather today to celebrate the baptism of Michael David. As Christians, we belong to the Mystical Church of the Body of Christ, and as the first of the Sacraments of initiation, we are all gathered here to welcome young Michael into a relationship with Jesus Christ. In …

I met Christopher and Simone at their Engaged Encounter weekend PC – that’s pre-COVID. And when they asked me to marry them I was deeply touched. But so much seems to have happened since then and yet, by God’s grace, we are all gathered here this afternoon, in this wonderful …

Our readings today address a disappointed people but they offer a universal hope of salvation – not a guarantee, but a promise that all are welcome.

We know that 200 years after the text of Isaiah was written, there was great disappointment among the Jews after their exile, …

Pope Francis recently declared September 1 as the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, as the Orthodox Church has done since 1989. You can read the full letter here. According to Pope Francis, “The annual World Day of prayer for the Care of Creation offers to …

In our readings today we are once again reminded of the humility we need in our relationship with God, and with creation, and with each other. This humility – we can recall – was a key feature of last week’s readings where we realized how humility was a truthful attitude and …

There are so many stories in today’s readings but I think they share the chorus of ‘Rejoice with me, for what was lost is now found’. The gospel for this Sunday includes the story of the prodigal son, and our first reading from the book of Exodus has been selected to make …