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All Right?
Nineteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Aidan Nichols preaches on the virtue of hope. ‘Be like men who are waiting for
How to be Happy
Eighteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Gregory Murphy finds an answer to Ecclesiastes in the teachings of Christ. Is the author
Saying Yes
Seventeenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Matthew Jarvis asks how God answers our prayers, and how we answer him. Does God
Deep Hospitality
Sixteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Oliver Keenan ponders what makes Mary's welcome to Jesus the better part. I feel a
Who Are Our Icons?
Fifteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Lawrence Lew invites us to see every human being as a work of art. ‘Christ
Only Christ
Fourteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Simon Gaine suggests that Christians can learn from St Paul's refusal to boast. St Paul
Be Reasonable
Thirteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Peter Hunter invites us to consider what we truly value. I once took a group
The Acceptable Sacrifice
Corpus Christ. Fr Gregory Pearson suggests that the Eucharist helps us to understand the scriptures' ambivalence about sacrifice. (Sermons for
In the Heart of God
Trinity Sunday. Fr Richard Joseph Ounsworth suggests that Trinitarian faith gives us the courage to be humble. While it might be
Diversity in Unity
Pentecost. Fr Bruno Clifton offers a fresh understanding of the link between today's Solemnity and the story of Babel. In many
Unity and Peace
Seventh Sunday of Easter. Fr John Patrick Kenrick traces the relationship between Christian disunity and war. Our sermon for the
Called in Hope
The Solemnity of the Ascension. Br Albert Robertson suggests that the Ascension is more than 'happily ever after'. The Feast of