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By Royal Command
Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Fr Simon Gaine preaches on the royal power of Mary, assumed
God afar and near
Nineteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Jonathan Fleetwood preaches on the resonances of the stories of Elijah and the risen Christ
Miracle of Multiplication
Eighteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr. Aidan Nichols preaches on the meaning of Christ's miraculous multiplication of the loaves and fishes. For
Three Parables
Seventeenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Peter Harries preaches on three more parables of the Kingdom. Three short parables today. After a
Disturbing Rustic Parable
Sixteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Peter Clarke asks whether the parable of the wheat and the weeds has an application
The Seeds of the Kingdom and the Poor in Spirit
Fifteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Giles Hibbert preaches on the parable of the sower: some seeds fell by the
Strange News
Fourteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Peter Hunter preaches on the prophecy of Zechariah of a king riding on a colt,
Water of death – water of life
Thirteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Gordian Marshall preaches on Paul's words on the waters of baptism. St Paul never met
Don’t underestimate Paul!
Solemnity of Ss Peter and Paul. Fr Piers Linley preaches on the solemnity, which in England and Wales is transferred to
Worth More Than Sparrows
Twelfth Sunday of the Year. Fr Denis Minns preaches on the mystery of the providence and a disciple's sharing in
An acceptable sacrifice
Tenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Austin Milner asks what the worship is that God requires of us. I desire love
Only One Goes In
Ninth Sunday of the Year. Fr Terence Crotty preaches on the way to salvation. Have you ever, when writing a letter