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Why did Christ turn water into wine at the wedding of Cana?
Christ worked this 'first of signs' at this wedding to teach us a vital lesson about the Christian life.
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
Wedding at Cana: Who was the bridegroom?
Saints, doctors and mystics have offered answers to the question of who was getting married at Cana. Their suggestions might be surprising.
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
What solitary mission priests teach us about the Incarnation
They stand as Our Lady stood after the Annunciation—alone in the hidden presence of God. They call us to join them before him.
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
How could Christ 'increase in wisdom and grace'?
Heretics have seized on this ‘increase in wisdom and grace’ as a means of promoting their errors. Here's what it really means.
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
Why was Christ baptised by St John the Baptist?
The whole of Christ's public life is founded on the mystery of his baptism by St John the Baptist.
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
Divine Obedience: Lessons from Nazareth after the Temple
Why did Christ spend nearly 91% of his time on earth doing 'nothing,' quietly subject to Our Lady and St Joseph in an obscure town, before beginning his…
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
Kings to disciples: How the Magi spent their time at Bethlehem
We often think about how the Magi arrived at Bethlehem to worship Christ—but what did they do there, and how did Christ send them back?
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
'King, and God, and Sacrifice': How Epiphany reveals Christ’s mission
The Magi’s journey and the Epiphany reveal Christ’s kingship, divinity, and redemption—fulfilling the prophecies made for all mankind, Jew and Gentile…
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
Why Christ was given the Holy Name 'Jesus'
The first imposition of the Holy Name of Jesus on the infant God-Man was no less a fulfilment of the Old Covenant than the Circumcision. Fr Coleridge…
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
Why Christ was circumcised—and who performed the rite
The first shedding of Christ’s precious blood in his circumcision marked the beginning of the fulfilment of the old covenant.
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
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