• Homily for the Ordination:

    The Ordination of Douglas Duncan to the Diaconate and of Emmet O’Dowd and Rafał Szweda to the Priesthood Stories about a Scotsman, an Irishman and a Pole are not in fashion […]

  • Homily for the Solemnity of Ss Peter and Paul

    Today we remember two great figures of Christianity, known well beyond its borders. Two lamp stands burning before the Lord; two olive trees; two founding fathers of our faith. Two […]

  • Homily for the Birth of St John the Baptist

    Today we celebrate the birth of John the Baptist, Jesus’ forerunner. The Bible is full of birth stories. There’s birth upon birth, often with a touch of the dramatic and […]

  • Homily for Easter Sunday

    Today – Easter day – there is only one thing to say: Christ is risen! He is truly risen! I hope each and all of us can say it. Let’s […]

  • Homily for the Easter Vigil

    “Why is this night different from all other nights?” That’s the famous question that the youngest member of a Jewish family asks at the Passover meal. Four times. And the […]

  • Homily for Good Friday

    Three times in the Gospel of John, Jesus said he would be lifted up (Jn 3:14; 8:28; 12:32). He was talking of his death. And that Friday in Jerusalem 2000 […]

  • Homily for Maundy Thursday

    ‘This is my Body which will be given up for you.’ ‘This is the chalice of my blood, poured out for you’ Are there any words quite like these? ‘Hoc […]

  • Homily for Palm Sunday

    Today we enter on Holy Week and Christ enters Jerusalem and enters into his Passion. What is it all about?

     

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