Weekend Masses

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Blindness takes many forms. There is the physical blindness where the person cannot see. I remember on the missions in Kenya one women for whom cataracts had been a problem from her late teens. She had never seen her children or her nieces and nephews. She had only recollections of her parents and husband. We and the local mission hospital arranged for her surgery. The joy and rejoicing was overwhelming when she returned home ,but it was also a learning experience as she had been so used to doing everything by touch or by hearing . She had to relearn all her skills. Jesus cures the blind but he also encourages us to look at our blindness, the faults we have but see only in others. The things we complain about but never do anything to solve. The hypocrisy we see in others but deny in ourselves. Lent asks us to turn away from sin and become aware of our own failings so we transform them by living out the values we profess. Let us as we journey together in faith realize that not all blindness is physical. Let us be open to transforming our own blindness into a time for relearning our Christian values Let the journey continue, Fr Karl

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, At the beginning of Lent we are challenged “to repent and believe the good news”. It is a call to renewal. We try to put into action our promises made at baptism. We are called to love one another and to put that into action in our daily lives. It is hard when at the same time fear is been instilled through so many other sources, but last weekend I saw that love and mercy in action in our parish as you were told about the ministry of unbound. Every sponsorship document was taken by the time the 10:00 Mass finished. Children and older people who seemingly had been forgotten were being sponsored by caring and compassionate people. Thank you for your generosity. Thank you for reaching out and for realizing that when we care about others we are at our best because then we are the feet and hands of Jesus in our world. St Joseph protector of the infant Jesus Pray for us Let our journey of faith continue Fr Karl