Lent - 4th Sunday (Laetare)
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Get Real
Fourth Sunday of Lent. Fr John O'Connor considers how the Cross demands that we face up to reality. The poet TS
The Creative Judge
Fourth Sunday of Lent. Fr Simon Gaine reminds us that judgement should be something not to fear but to long
A Mother’s Tears
Fourth Sunday of Lent. Fr Robert Verrill wonders about the prodigal son's mother. (Our sermon for the Solemnity of the
Looking Through
Fourth Sunday of Lent. Fr Oliver Keenan preaches on the importance of prepositions. The Gospel points back to the time of
Christ the Kindly Light
Fourth Sunday of Lent (A) | Fr Robert Ombres considers Christ as the Light who helps us to see in dark times. There
Completing Creation
Fourth Sunday of Lent | Fr Timothy Radcliffe helps us to see the goodness of creation in our fellow 'earthlings' The
Are We Like Those People?
Fourth Sunday of Lent (B) | Fr Richard Conrad guides us to examine ourselves, and asks if today's decline in
The Vision of Faith
Fourth Sunday of Lent (A) | Fr Robert Gay calls us to rejoice in the gift of faith that enables
Mercy and Justice Have Embraced
Fourth Sunday of Lent. fr Andrew Brookes reflects on the relationship between justice and mercy. What is today’s Gospel parable really
Lifetimes of Penitence
Fourth Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday). Fr Benjamin Earl helps us to see how the Christian life is a life
Why Do We Suffer?
Fourth Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday). Fr Peter Hunter reflects upon the nature of suffering. There is something deeply mysterious about suffering.
Two Ways of Looking at the Prodigal
Fourth Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday). Fr Robert Ombres helps us to envision how we can see our own lives