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Third Sunday of Advent (Gaudete Sunday). Fr Brendan Slevin pauses to rejoice on Gaudete Sunday.  "In the beginning was the Word,

Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. Fr Simon Gaine sees in Our Lady no objection to God's grace. Today's feast celebrates divine

Second Sunday of Advent. Fr Peter Clarke clears out the garbage of sin through the overriding voice of the Word. A year

First Sunday of Advent. Fr Benjamin Earl asks if Christians are to be sleep-deprived this Advent. I am given to understand

Solemnity of Christ the King. Fr Mark Edney prays for the coming of a Kingdom no eye has seen, and no

Thirty-Third Sunday of the Year. Fr Timothy Radcliffe is grateful for the gracious call of the Giver, not the gifts. This

Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica. Fr Leon Pereira preaches on the anniversary of the dedication of the cathedral

Solemnity of All Saints. On the solemnity of All Saints, transferred to today in England and Wales, Fr Fabian Radcliffe

Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed. In praying for the dead, fr Euan Marley becomes an instrument of the Resurrection.  After

Thirtieth Sunday of the Year. Fr Richard Finn ponders the mystery of God's love in a fallen world. Which is the

Twenty-Ninth Sunday of the Year. Fr Dominic White withdraws his trust in Mammon and turns to Divine Providence. In the paper

Twenty-Eighth Sunday of the Year. Fr Aelred Connelly whets our appetite for the messianic banquet.  Wedding banquets can be tricky occasions.