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Peace which is God
Twenty-Seventh Sunday of the Year. Fr John Farrell ponders the fruitfulness which lies in Christ. In our readings today there is a
Light Shines in Darkness
Twenty-Sixth Sunday of the Year. Fr Duncan Campbell returns to his childhood to rediscover virtue. The days are darkening. The gospels
Your Conversation in Christ
Twenty-Fifth Sunday of the Year. Fr Edward Booth muses on life in Christ, as expounded by St Paul. In St Paul's
One and Only Noble Tree
Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. The Prior of Holy Cross, Leicester, preaches on its patronal feast. Why did Jesus
The Debt of Love
Twenty-Third Sunday of the Year. Fr Peter Harries shows that the love of Christ has nothing to do with wishy-washyness. St Paul
A Crown of True Glory
Twenty-Second Sunday of the Year. Fr David Edward Rocks goes to the heart of discipleship. Jesus' foretelling of his death and
To Kneel where Worship has been Valid
Twenty-First Sunday of the Year. Fr Piers Linley waxes lyrical on the ineffable. Let's begin with a poem by an American Benedictine
Beyond the Boundaries
Twentieth Sunday of the Year. Fr Fergus Kerr draws many questions from one of the few humorous passages of the
Walking on Sunshine
Nineteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr David McLean preaches on Christ's presence to and in His Church. In today's gospel reading
Bring Them to Me
Eighteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr David Goodill offers the unifying integrity of Christ to a world divided within itself. In
Who hath ears to hear…
Sixteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Robert Pollock muses on the images and realities of Christ's Kingdom. The kingdom of heaven, of
Growth in the Kingdom
Fifteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr David Sanders ponders the mystery of 'growth' in the Church. 'Is your church growing?' This is