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John 20: 11-18
"But Mary was standing outside near the tomb, weeping. Then, as she wept, she stooped to look inside, and saw two angels in white sitting where the body of Jesus had been, one at the head, the other at the feet. They said, 'Woman, why are you weeping?' 'They have taken my Lord away,' she replied, 'and I don't know where they have put him.' As she said this she turned round and saw Jesus standing there, though she did not realise that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, 'Woman, why are you weeping? Who are you looking for?' Supposing him to be the gardener, she said, 'Sir, if you have taken him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will go and remove him.' Jesus said, 'Mary!' She turned round then and said to him in Hebrew, 'Rabbuni!' -- which means Master. Jesus said to her, 'Do not cling to me, because I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to the brothers, and tell them: I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.' So Mary of Magdala told the disciples, 'I have seen the Lord,' and that he had said these things to her." 

The Language That Builds

20/5/2019

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Fr. Bellusci's homily on the language that builds and onto love one another.
Sunday | Easter | 5th | C
Ac 14 | Rev 21 | Jn 13

Vancouver, May 19, 2019

In the Acts of the Apostles, Paul and Barnabas returned to the cities of Galatia. Notice the text says: there they strengthened the souls of the disciples and encouraged them… This is in the context of persecution, and through persecution, in one form or another, we enter the kingdom of God. But what is the role of Paul and Barnabas? What is the example they set for the disciples, and what does the letter say? There, they strengthened the souls of the disciples and encouraged them. The situation is difficult, trying to build Christian communities amidst adversity and hostility.

​Paul and Barnabas could reproach the communities for their lack of courage, their fragile existence, perhaps even pointing out their weaknesses, he could find defects if he looked. The disciples are not soldiers, they defend themselves without weapons. Their sword is the Word of God. In a way, Christian disciples, are like lamb to be slaughtered, like Jesus was. But in this beautiful passage what surfaces is the sensitive humanness of Jesus’ disciples in these towns of Christian converts. The towns in Galatia deal with challenges and limits.




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Who Are The People on Your List?

16/5/2019

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WHO ARE THE PEOPLE ON YOUR LIST? A homily by Fr. David Bellusci, O.P.
Sunday | Easter| 3rd | C
Ac 13 | Rev 7 | Jn10

Vancouver, May 12, 2019

A few years ago -- or more than a few years ago -- when I was a student in my early years at university, I was part of a Bible-group and we studied the Scriptures together.
One summer, we travelled by bus from Montreal to Ottawa where we spent the afternoon. And during our group meetings and Bible sharing one of the questions was: who are the people you want to bring to Jesus Christ? To know Jesus Christ.
Write down the list of names. I don’t remember the list I had but I remember the exercise.
And we had to be determined enough to invite these individuals to share our faith with us somehow. It was 
not just writing their names on paper and then closing the binder. There had to be some concrete follow-up.
Now, if you were to be given this same exercise, who would be the people on your list. Who would be the people whom you would say, they really need to know Our Saviour Jesus, Christ.
The people who really need to meet Jesus Christ. The person invited to learn, to know, to share, and grow, what it means to be a follower of Jesus.


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    Fr. David Bellusci, O.P.
    is a Roman Catholic Priest, and Assistant Professor 
    of Philosophy and Theology at Catholic Pacific College in Langley, B.C.

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    What are your Weapons?
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    ​Does the Birth of Christ change our lives?
    Transformed by the Resurrection

    ​St. Joseph: Terror of Demons
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    Is Jesus Lord of your life?
    Do you need a Saviour?
    Radicality of the Gospel
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