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A Doctrine and a Prayer
Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Fr Fergus Kerr finds something deeply appropriate in the timing of
A Thankless Task
Nineteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Richard Ounsworth calls for mercy towards a group of people who do not often
Asking and Being Asked
Seventeenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Robert Pollock assures us that it is right for us to ask God questions. When
The Hunger of God
Sixteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Bruno Clifton finds in two examples of hospitality offered to God a profound meditation
Just Love
Fifteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr David Goodill preaches on the difference between love and justice. Where does justice end and
In the Vanguard
Fourteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Benedict Jonak finds profound meaning in the sending of the disciples two-by-two. If one wonders
Nowhere to Lay his Head
Thirteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Aidan Nichols preaches on the placelessness of Christ. In the second part of today's Gospel
The Women in His Life
Eleventh Sunday of the Year. Fr Piers Linley preaches on the role of women in Luke's Gospel. All four Gospels tell of
He Has Visited His People and Loved Them
Tenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Richard Ounsworth preaches on the raising of a widow's son. Usually on Sundays the Church
He Hungers to Love Us
The Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi). Fr Theodore Taylor wonders whether we hunger and thirst for Christ as
It Takes More Than Two
Trinity Sunday. Fr Euan Marley preaches on the love that has no past tense. 'Two is company, three is a crowd.'
Paraclete, or Parakeets?
Pentecost Sunday. Fr Peter Harries tells us that the Holy Spirit should lead us to truth as well as to beauty. Pentecost