The Fathers of the Church are very clear that it is not God who separates himself from sinners and punishes them but rather sinners themselves who, through their own bad choices, separate themselves from the Lord and experience in that separation the sufferings of hell, darkness and despair.

The guest preacher was Fr. Yves Dubois with a sermon on the Sunday of the Prodigal Son.

Fr. Gregory gives a sermon on the Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee.

A sermon on the Feast of the Entry of Christ into the Temple.

Jesus Christ reaches out to each of us in 2012, just as He did 2,000 years ago. However, he does not always give us immediately what we ask for as soon as we ask for His help in our lives.

Lessons from the story of Zacchaeus.

We have to examine our own lives in relation to the reality that the preaching of Jesus has now begun. We can listen to that preaching of Jesus today in each of our lives.

In the Gospel account, Christ healed the ten lepers by His word, but their healing was conditional upon their obedience. They had to respond for the healing to take effect.

Today Christ is baptised in the Jordan, the Spirit alights on Him in the form of a dove and the Voice of the Father from heaven is heard …. “This is my beloved Son with whom I am well pleased.”

Fr. Gregory says that we don't need a New Year's resolution but rather a New Year's revolution.