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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
Who am I?
Third Sunday of Lent. fr Gregory Murphy reflects on Moses' encounter with God in the burning bush. Moses, an exile tending
Glowing with God
Second Sunday of Lent. fr Duncan Campbell helps us to understand the transfiguration as an expereince of prayer. Why did Jesus
Incarnate Humility
First Sunday of Lent. fr Matthew Jarvis shows us how to follow the example of Jesus Christ in this season
In the Midst of Life
Ash Wednesday. fr Lawrence Lew helps us to see how Lent is the season in which we learn to die
Open to Grace
Fifth Sunday of the Year. fr Oliver James Keenan shows us how in his encounter with Jesus Christ Simon Peter
Divine Justice
Fourth Sunday of the Year. Fr David McLean argues that Jesus is rejected by his own village because he challenged
Mercy and Mission
Third Sunday of the Year. fr John Farrell explains how we are called to works of mercy and mission through
I Will Not Be Silent.
Second Sunday of the Year. fr Aelred Connelly reflects on preaching as a work of mercy. In this jubilee year of
A Strange Feast
Baptism of the Lord. fr Dominic Ryan helps us to see the significance of Jesus' baptism by John. The feast of
With Exceeding Great Joy
Epiphany. fr Aidan Nichols shows the significance of the journey made by the wise men and of their gifts. Fr
Unfair, Yet Fair
Feast of the Holy Family. Fr Benjamin Earl reflects upon how the Holy Family help us to respond to the