Advent - 2nd Sunday
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Where to Begin?
Second Sunday of Advent. Fr Mark Edney sympathises with those who yearn for a new world.Many today could sure use
Into Exile
Second Sunday of Advent. Fr Allan White tells us that it is the first step that counts. Matthew tells us today
Sure and Certain Hope
Second Sunday of Advent. Fr Richard Conrad preaches on St Paul's hope and love for his fellow Christians. 'I am sure
An Overriding Voice
Second Sunday of Advent. Fr Peter Clarke clears out the garbage of sin through the overriding voice of the Word. A year
The Light of Truth
Second Sunday of Advent. Fr Fabian Radcliffe tells us that we need have no fear of judgement. Advent is a cheerful
Make Straight the Paths of Joy
Second Sunday of Advent. Fr Mark Edney tells us what is the opposite of a Christian people. The novelist George Bernanos once
Relaxing Penance
Second Sunday of Advent. Fr Denis Minns tells us that penance is about looking to the future with hope, rather
Christians in Exile
Second Sunday of Advent. Fr Anthony Axe preaches on this time of preparation for Christmas. We are exiles, alienated from our
Good News
Second Sunday of Advent. Fr Duncan Campbell preaches on the meaning of 'Gospel'. The Gospel read in churches all around the
The Trouble With You
Second Sunday of Advent. Fr Brendan Hodgson preaches on John the Baptist's advice to the crowds. The trouble with you is? We
The Lord be with you
First Sunday of Advent. Fr Allan White preaches on the God who not only acts but is present with us. One
No More Mountains
Second Sunday of Advent. Fr Euan Marley, the prior of Blackfriars, Edinburgh, preaches a homily for the second Sunday of