Christmas Carols:

Published on December 17, 2019

Come and join us at the Parish Church Tonight Tuesday at 7pm. Church choirs will join with choirs from the Schools to draw us into the mystery and magic of Christmas.

Reflection

Jesus told the disciples “The Holy Spirit … will teach you everything. … ” Is there a difference between that teaching then and now? What did Pope Francis say the Holy Spirit does that helps us keep from making a “museum piece” of our faith?
He said the following just a few years ago:
We can say that the Holy Spirit is a specialist in bridging distances, he knows how to bridge distances; he teaches us how to overcome them. It is he who connects the teaching of Jesus with every time and every person. With him Christ’s words are not a memory, no: Christ’s words, by virtue of the Holy Spirit, come alive today! The Spirit makes them alive for us: through Sacred Scriptures he speaks to us and guides us in the present.
The Holy Spirit does not fear the passing of the centuries; rather, he makes believers attentive to the problems and events of their time. Indeed, when the Holy Spirit teaches, he updates: he keeps faith ever young. We run the risk of making a museum piece out of faith: it is a risk! He, on the other hand, brings it up to date, always up to date, the faith up to date: this is his job. For the Holy Spirit does not bind himself to passing epochs or trends, but brings into today the relevance of Jesus, risen and living.
Pope Francis Pentecost Angelus
June 5, 2022