The Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord, Year A Readings: Isaiah 60:1–6; Psalm 71(72):1–2, 7–8, 10–13; Ephesians 3:2–3, 5–6; Matthew 2:1–12 4 January 2026   “We saw his star as it rose and have come to do him homage.” – Matthew 2:2   The practice of reading the stars has been around for thousands of years. Even today, many people read their star signs. For some, it is a bit of harmless fun in that it can be quite amusing because the stars always seem to have something positive to say, as if nothing ever goes wrong in life,… [...]

Filled with a fresh Christmas rebirth of our Lord Jesus within our hearts, may we take his infinitely loving, prophetically peaceful, and infectiously joyful presence out into our hurting world this new year, and courageously challenge the culture of greed, war and death! [...]