Sermons by Fr. Ben St. Croix, CC

5th Sunday of Easter

Paul had a great zeal to evangelize but there was still a persecution of Christians. So the apostles started moving into outer areas to preach the Gospel. They went into synagogues and had opportunities to preach the history of salvation and the promise of the saviour that has come; Jesus Christ. And a great number began to believe in the Lord: But…

5th Sunday of Lent

Jesus speaks a word of pardon into the life of the women caught in adultery today in the Gospel. The debt of sin for all of us is paid by Jesus when he dies on the cross for all our sins. God wants to pour out His mercy upon us. Reconciliation is a sacrament of mercy that is offered to all of…

Get on the Spiritual Treadmill this Lent

Right away after Jesus is filled with the Holy spirit, He is led into the desert. The Father is calling Jesus to get ready for His mission. God too has to prepare us for our mission. We have been given a great mission and a great task from the Lord to be light in the darkness and to bring Christ into the…

Let’s Grow Vertically and Horizontally

This gospel today is really about going the extra mile. Without God we are going to have a hard time doing that. Jesus is challenging the church to participate in the unconditional generous love of God. Our parish discipleship pathway offers us a balanced spiritual life. We have both a horizontal and vertical element of our faith, vertically, me and God, but…

How Can they believe in Him whom they Have Not Heard?

Fr. Ben encourages us to share Jesus with others by inviting them to Alpha. Here are 5 tips when inviting someone to Alpha: Stop Before You Start  Pause and pray. Ask God who you should invite. Customize the Conversation  In the Bible, Jesus interacted with different people differently. There was no “one-size fits all” conversation. Be Specific and Direct  We often invite…

Christmas

God loved the world so much that he sent his only son. Do we know the love of God? Have we experienced the love of God? In the Christmas story, Jesus wants to come into our lives. All we need to do is invite him to live with us, walk with us and fill us with his love. Come Lord Jesus come.