Month: January 2016

• 31/01/2016

  Homily for the 4th Sunday of Ordinary Time

  I’d like to approach today’s readings in a roundabout way. A family was hosting some friends to a meal. The mother asked her teenage son to go to the kitchen […]

• 17/01/2016

  Homily for the 2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time

  ‘There was a wedding in Cana in Galilee.’ And Jesus was there. This is the Gospel of John, the Gospel with depth upon depth. ‘There was a wedding…’ And Jesus […]

• 09/01/2016

  Homily for the Solemnity of the Epiphany

  We’re told every now and then that we shouldn’t be ‘starry-eyed’. Thank God, the Magi were! I hope we are too. We can’t live without stars, without some kind of […]

• 01/01/2016

  Homily for Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

  This feast really is a feast. It’s a well-laden table. First of all, it’s the Octave or 8th day of Christmas. The 8th day completes the circle and in a […]