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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.

Twenty-Seventh Sunday of the Year. Fr John Farrell ponders the fruitfulness which lies in Christ. In our readings today there is a

Twenty-Sixth Sunday of the Year. Fr Duncan Campbell returns to his childhood to rediscover virtue. The days are darkening. The gospels

Twenty-Fifth Sunday of the Year. Fr Edward Booth muses on life in Christ, as expounded by St Paul. In St Paul's

Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. The Prior of Holy Cross, Leicester, preaches on its patronal feast. Why did Jesus

Twenty-Third Sunday of the Year. Fr Peter Harries shows that the love of Christ has nothing to do with wishy-washyness. St Paul

Twenty-Second Sunday of the Year. Fr David Edward Rocks goes to the heart of discipleship. Jesus' foretelling of his death and

Twenty-First Sunday of the Year. Fr Piers Linley waxes lyrical on the ineffable. Let's begin with a poem by an American Benedictine

Twentieth Sunday of the Year. Fr Fergus Kerr draws many questions from one of the few humorous passages of the