Author Archives: Dcn. Mathew Allen

The Swoon Theory

By Dcn. Mathew Allen on May 2, 2024 in Faith & Science, From Our Pastors, Lent/Easter

Stop me if you have heard this one. A school kid needs to take a test. Just before it’s time to leave, the child proclaims they are sick. They don’t…

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It Is Finished (Luke 23:34)

By Dcn. Mathew Allen on March 21, 2024 in From Our Pastors, Lent, Spiritual Formation

You have most likely read more than a few articles on the last words of Jesus. Like liturgy, they may seem at times to become ‘old hat.’ But the Spirit…

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Christ the King

By Dcn. Mathew Allen on November 24, 2023 in From Our Pastors

What do you think of when you think of a king? King Kong? King Arthur? King Charles? King Louis? King David? Good, King Wenceslas? (Advent and Christmas is just around…

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Resurrection: The Swoon Theory

By Dcn. Mathew Allen on May 19, 2023 in From Our Pastors, Lent/Easter

Stop me if you have heard this one. A school kid needs to take a test. Just before it’s time to leave, the child proclaims they are sick. They don’t…

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Father Forgive Them

By Dcn. Mathew Allen on February 24, 2023 in From Our Pastors, Lent

Father Forgive Them for they do not know what they are doing (Luke 23:34) I used to misunderstand the season of Lent. I am impatient by nature and this season…

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