Gerry O’Connor, CSsR, ACP leadership Team, Weekly Sunday Homily, Week 2 (C)
The 2nd Sunday Ordinary Time. The title is ‘Stretched’:
The 2nd Sunday Ordinary Time. The title is ‘Stretched’:
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Happy New Year and every good wish for 2025.! Apologies for not getting to send out my columns over the past few weeks. Christmas is that kind of time! But attached now are…