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The Spirit Empowers Us to Love
Sixth Sunday of Easter. Fr Nicholas Crowe preaches on the new commandment. We are approaching the end of the Easter season
Wine Gladdens the Heart
Fifth Sunday of Easter. Fr Peter Harries preaches on the image of the vine and the branches. I am the true
Laying Down His Life
Fourth Sunday of Easter. fr Andrew Brookes preaches on the divine shepherding exercised by Christ. Jesus took up the imagery of
The Mission of the Resurrection
Third Sunday of Easter. Fr John Farrell shows how the appearances of Christ after his Resurrection lead the Church into
A Message of Mercy
Second Sunday of Easter. Fr David McLean shows how Easter faith is about more than a claim about Jesus's body. ‘Happy
Ripples
Easter Sunday. Fr Dominic Ryan preaches on the power of the Resurrection. Today, after all the preparation of Lent, and these
Whereof We Cannot Speak
Good Friday. Fr Aidan Nichols explains why Good Friday sermons must be brief. Good Friday is the only day in the
Love to the End
Holy Thursday. Fr Gregory Murphy offers a sermon for the Mass of the Lord’s Supper. I am writing from Scotland, where
The Faithful Witness
Palm Sunday. Fr Benjamin Earl considers the full meaning of Christ's last words from the Cross. About a third of St
Simplify My Heart
Fifth Sunday of Lent. Fr Matthew Jarvis urges us to learn from the loneliness of Christ in his Passion. ‘Unless a
Looking Through
Fourth Sunday of Lent. Fr Oliver Keenan preaches on the importance of prepositions. The Gospel points back to the time of
A Fair Deal?
Third Sunday of Lent. Fr Lawrence Lew warns against seeing salvation as a bargain. Many people would have discovered internet shopping