Bp Hugh Gilbert
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Homily for Easter Vigil
In my garden stands a particularly fine cherry tree. Until moving there, I hadn’t realised how tall cherry trees can be. It is almost the tallest tree in the garden, […]
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Homily for Easter Sunday
This morning, we can allow the great reality of the Lord’s Resurrection to break upon us. Like the dawn, like a warming sun climbing the sky as the day unfolds, […]
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Homily for the Chrism Mass
What is a priest? Someone in special need of being rescued. That’s it, Fathers. More poetically, someone in special need of angels. That may sound melodramatic or overstated, but is […]
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Homily for the Funeral of Fr Peter Kelly
Today we are remembering a dear man, a loved brother to his siblings, and a good priest. And we do so with real grief, wishing that the last months of […]
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Statement from Bishop Hugh on the Passing of the Holy Father
Pope Francis, Bishop of Rome and Successor of St Peter died this morning – Easter Monday – at 7.35am. May the risen Lord receive him! His passage to eternity will […]
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Homily for the 4th Sunday of Lent and 2nd Scrutiny,
Brothers and Sisters, Easter has pulling power. It draws us. Many things draw us, pull us here and there. But let’s make sure that Easter is among them. The flowers […]
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Homily for the Solemnity of the Annunciation
This is a beautiful feast day. When it falls in Lent, as it usually does, it is a harbinger of Easter. It’s the vital secret presupposition. It’s what gives Easter […]
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Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Lent
Today our 5 catechumens, now “elect”, take another step towards baptism. It’s called the First Scrutiny, with two more to come. They receive the Creed, the profession of faith, and […]
