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Free Slaves of God
Twenty-Fifth Sunday of the Year. Fr Richard Ounsworth insists that God and Mammon are not the leaders of two opposing
The Lost Son
Twenty-Fourth Sunday of the Year. Fr Robert Ombres wonders who is really lost, and who is really prodigal. The parable of
Facing the Challenge
Twenty-Third Sunday of the Year. Fr Simon Gaine offers us a dose of learned realism. Jesus has had his disagreements with
Who’s the Greatest?
Twenty-Second Sunday of the Year. Fr Isidore Clarke suggests that we learn to laugh at ourselves. At a formal meal, seating
To Live is to Move
Twenty-First Sunday of the Year. Fr Colin Carr tells us that God welcomes the badly brought-up. Why does the Church get
Bodily into Eternity
Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Fr Peter Clarke preaches on the need for the Doctrine of the
Waiting for God
Nineteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Benedict Jonak encourages us to follow the example of Abraham as we look forward
Affluenza
Eighteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Lawrence Lew suggests that Jesus has the cure for a modern ailment. Our global culture is
The Praying Game
Seventeenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Mark Edney finds insight into the Our Father from the writing of Péguy. 'I am their
Under My Roof
Sixteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Brendan Slevin finds the story of Mary and Martha deeply ambiguous. Only say the word
The Fullness of the Law
Fifteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Thomas Skeats preaches on the parable of the Good Samaritan. Older manuals of moral theology
Mission and Maintenance
Fourteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Fabian Radcliffe invites us to consider whether we have got the balance right. Today's Gospel