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Light from Light
Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord | Fr Richard Finn asks: How, amidst so much personal and societal darkness
God’s Holy Dream
Fourth Sunday of Advent (A) | Fr Timothy Radcliffe asks: Do we dare get caught up the adventure of God’s holy
Rejoicing in the Defeat of Evil
Third Sunday of Advent (A) | Fr Thomas Skeats ponders the judgment and mercy of God, and the joy that
Lions, Vipers, and Lambs!
Second Sunday of Advent (A) | Fr Peter Harries calls us to humbly follow the example of the Baptiser who
The woke have hope
First Sunday of Advent (A) | Fr Nicholas Crowe calls us to have hope in the victory of God's grace
Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom!
Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe | Br Andrew Brookes OP reflects on our crucified King. The
The times they are a-changin’
Thirty-Third Sunday of Ordinary Time (C) | Fr Gregory Murphy asks how, in a time of change, are we to
Beyond the Horizon
Thirty-Second Sunday of Ordinary Time (C) | Fr Matthew Jarvis contemplates the end of death, and our Christian hope in
Open House
Thirty-First Sunday of Ordinary Time (C) | Fr Lawrence Lew reflects on the openness to God's friendship that alone can
Become a good hypocrite!
Thirtieth Sunday of Ordinary Time (C) | Fr David McLean points out the hypocrisy in each of us and the
Prayers and Prayerfulness
Twenty-Ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time (C) | Fr John Farrell reflects on the prayefulness that places us and our prayers
Boundlessness in the Boundaries
Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) | Fr Dermot Morrin contemplates the God who goes to the boundaries to seek