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The Wells of Salvation
Third Sunday of Lent. Fr John Farrell assures us that sacramental grace never runs dry. Out of the heat haze in an
Not a Time for Glory?
Second Sunday of Lent. Fr Benjamin Earl wonders why we read about the Transfiguration during Lent. Every year on this second
He Looks Down on the Earth
First Sunday of Lent. Fr David Goodill takes us from Eden to the Cross, by way of a high mountain. Last
Roads to Easter
Ash Wednesday. Fr Jonathan Fleetwood places today's penitential actions in the context of the reconciliation that Christ has effected between God
Judgement
Ninth Sunday of the Year. Fr Denis Geraghty reminds us of the importance of knowing, and of being known. Matthew 7.21-27,
Have Your Eyes Fixed on the Head
Eighth Sunday of the Year. Fr David Rocks has been reading Tolstoy. Writing against the background of czarist Russia, Leo Tolstoy's
Overwhelming Generosity
Seventh Sunday of the Year. Fr Fergus Kerr wonders whether our society is ready to hear the extraordinary challenge of
An Angry Jesus
Sixth Sunday of the Year. Fr Euan Marley suggests that St Thomas Aquinas's teaching on anger helps us to understand
What Love Will Endure
Fourth Sunday of the Year. Fr Aidan Nichols finds profound challenges and hope in the Beatitudes. What we are given as
You Are Not Alone
Third Sunday of the Year. Fr Anthony Axe tells us that together we can work miracles. A few years ago, someone
Pointing in the Right Direction
Second Sunday of the Year. Fr Robert Gay asks us to consider whether our lives are effective signs. A few months
A New Beginning
Baptism of the Lord. Fr Richard Ounsworth explores the relationship between Christ's identity and his mission. Today's feast marks both an