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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
Grumpy
Epiphany. Fr Piers Linley imagines that he is a camel. My name is Grumpy and I am a camel. Camels are
Families That Foster Holiness
Feast of the Holy Family. Fr David Sanders preaches on the Feast of the Holy Family. Today's readings remind us just
This Day Rings Out
Christmas. Fr Michael Demkovich preaches on the readings of Midnight Mass - but with a nod to other Christmas readings, too. It was
Look!
Third Sunday of Advent (Gaudete Sunday). Fr Bruno Clifton tells us that the incarnation is not an idea but a
Into Exile
Second Sunday of Advent. Fr Allan White tells us that it is the first step that counts. Matthew tells us today
Seize the Day
First Sunday of Advent. As the new liturgical year begins, Fr John Patrick Kenrick reminds us that this may be our
The Dignity of our King
Solemnity of Christ the King. Fr Vivian Boland contemplates the new kind of kingdom opened up for us by Christ
Not the End of the World
Thirty-Third Sunday of the Year. Fr Peter Hunter gives us some reassuring, but also challenging, words. 'It's not the end of the