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Ninth Sunday of the Year. Fr Denis Geraghty reminds us of the importance of knowing, and of being known. Matthew 7.21-27,

Eighth Sunday of the Year. Fr David Rocks has been reading Tolstoy. Writing against the background of czarist Russia, Leo Tolstoy's

Seventh Sunday of the Year. Fr Fergus Kerr wonders whether our society is ready to hear the extraordinary challenge of

Sixth Sunday of the Year. Fr Euan Marley suggests that St Thomas Aquinas's teaching on anger helps us to understand

Fourth Sunday of the Year. Fr Aidan Nichols finds profound challenges and hope in the Beatitudes. What we are given as

Third Sunday of the Year. Fr Anthony Axe tells us that together we can work miracles. A few years ago, someone

Second Sunday of the Year. Fr Robert Gay asks us to consider whether our lives are effective signs. A few months

Baptism of the Lord. Fr Richard Ounsworth explores the relationship between Christ's identity and his mission. Today's feast marks both an

Epiphany. Fr Piers Linley imagines that he is a camel. My name is Grumpy and I am a camel. Camels are

Feast of the Holy Family. Fr David Sanders preaches on the Feast of the Holy Family. Today's readings remind us just

Christmas. Fr Michael Demkovich preaches on the readings of Midnight Mass - but with a nod to other Christmas readings, too. It was

Third Sunday of Advent (Gaudete Sunday). Fr Bruno Clifton tells us that the incarnation is not an idea but a