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Surprisingly Wide Mercy
Twenty-Fourth Sunday of the Year. Fr Peter Harries considers who are the goodies and who are the baddies. In today’s gospel
Counting the Cost
Twenty-third Sunday of the Year. Fr Benjamin Earl preaches about prudent budgeting and the generosity of God. Of all the things
Humility and Love
Twenty-Second Sunday of the Year. Fr Andrew Brookes suggests that humility and love are both reasonable and necessary. Today’s gospel contains
A Gate in Many Places
Twenty-First Sunday of the Year. Fr Dominic Ryan suggests that the image of the narrow gate is encouraging, not worrying. It’s
More Alive
The Solemnity of the Assumption. Fr John Farrell traces the faithfulness of Our Lady. (The Solemnity replaces the Sunday in many
All Right?
Nineteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Aidan Nichols preaches on the virtue of hope. ‘Be like men who are waiting for
How to be Happy
Eighteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Gregory Murphy finds an answer to Ecclesiastes in the teachings of Christ. Is the author
Saying Yes
Seventeenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Matthew Jarvis asks how God answers our prayers, and how we answer him. Does God
Deep Hospitality
Sixteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Oliver Keenan ponders what makes Mary's welcome to Jesus the better part. I feel a
Who Are Our Icons?
Fifteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Lawrence Lew invites us to see every human being as a work of art. ‘Christ
Only Christ
Fourteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Simon Gaine suggests that Christians can learn from St Paul's refusal to boast. St Paul
Be Reasonable
Thirteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Peter Hunter invites us to consider what we truly value. I once took a group