Month: June 2012

• 26/06/2012

  The Birthday of John the Baptist

  ‘His name is John’ (Lk 1:63). Today we keep the birthday of this John, John the Baptiser. After our Lord, the Church keeps the earthly birthdays only of Mary and […]

• 13/06/2012

  Diamond Jubilee

  Princess Elizabeth came of age – 21 in those days – during her 1947 tour of South Africa. In a broadcast marking the occasion, she said this: ‘I declare before […]

• 12/06/2012

  Bishop’s Hugh Easter Vigil homily

  The Liturgy is always full of signs and symbols, but especially tonight. I’d like to take three: a ring with a dragon, night, and water.