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Silently Attentive
Twentieth Sunday of the Year. fr Timothy Radcliffe draws attention to the silence of Jesus in His encounter with the
Saving Humanity
Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. fr Nicholas Crowe shows us that the Solemnity of the Assumption should
Small Boats
Nineteenth Sunday of the Year. fr David shows how the humanity of Jesus Christ communicates the gentle presence of God in
Take and Eat
Eighteenth Sunday of the Year. fr Peter Harries brings out the rich symbolic meaning of the feeding of the five
Called to Richness
Seventeenth Sunday of the Year. fr Lawrence Lew reflects on what makes us truly rich. God marvels that Solomon, although he was
On not being Solomon
Sixteenth Sunday of the Year. fr Gregory Murphy explains how God's judgement is inseparable from His mercy. In living we usually learn
Knowing Parables
Fifteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Duncan Campbell explains how we have to come to hear the truth proclaimed by
“I bless you Father Lord of heaven and earth…”
Fourteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr John Farrell shows how today's Gospel gives us an insight into the life of the
Beloved Criminals
Solemnity of Ss Peter and Paul. Fr Euan Marley argues that the martyrdoms of Saints Peter and Paul resulted from
Living Bread
The Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi). Fr David McLean reflects upon the rich symbolic meaning of Holy Communion. Every
Born, Shaped and Filled with the Holy Spirit
Pentecost Sunday. Fr Fergus Kerr shows us how the Holy Spirit gives birth to the Church, shapes the Church and
Hope and Forgiveness in the Holy Spirit
Pentecost Sunday. Fr Simon When the Holy Spirit descends in our first reading, he does so with great drama. He is