• Homily for the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

    Many things are being celebrated today – most loudly New Year. But in this liturgy many other things as well. It’s the octave day of Christmas, the 8th day. And […]

  • Homily for the Feast of the Holy Family

    Today we remember that Jesus belonged to a family. When we say, ‘the Word became flesh and lived among us’, we’re remembering he became a human being. We do this […]

  • Homily for Christmas Day Mass

    We’ve got there. We’ve arrived. Christmas is here. ‘A child is born for us, and a son is given to us’ (Introit). The Holy Spirit works through word and sacrament, […]

  • Homily for Midnight Mass

    Isn’t this the most entrancing of all the feasts we keep? It’s as if there’s a procession to the crib already. It’s as if the carols, the announcement of the […]

  • Homily for the 4th Sunday of Advent

    Christmas is very close now. To take Isaiah’s words, ‘the maiden is with child and will soon give birth to a son’ (Is 7:14). In some liturgies, during the last […]

  • Homily for 3rd Sunday of Advent

    An old monk once told me this story. He was visiting a Catholic couple in Germany in the 1930s. They asked him if he would speak with their son. The […]

  • Reflections on the 1st Sunday of Advent

    Extracts from Homilies and Catechesis Isaiah 2:1-5 – Ps 121 – Romans 13:11-14 – Matthew 24:37-44 Beginning Advent Today we’re beginning Advent. It comes gently enough, but it’s not a […]

  • Dedication of the church

    Homily for the Dedication of the church of St Joseph, Invergordon 29 November 2013 What are we doing this evening? First of all, we’re crowning almost a century of Catholic […]

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