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Prayer for Grown-Ups
Twenty-ninth Sunday of the Year. Fr Simon Gaine reassures us that we can and should ask God for the things
Transformation and Thanksgiving
Twenty-eighth Sunday of the Year. Fr Albert Robertson preaches about two grateful foreigners. The editorial scissors have done their work on
The Wonder of It
Twenty-seventh Sunday of the Year. Fr Robert Ombres preaches on the extraordinary gift of faith. Jesus often startled the apostles, and
The Great Divide
Twenty-Sixth Sunday of the Year. Fr John Bernard Church preaches on the parable of Lazarus and the rich man. It is
Investing Wisely
Twenty-fifth Sunday of the Year. Fr Martin Ganeri advises us to be canny with our unearthly riches. The parable of the
The Power of Advertising
Exaltation of the Holy Cross - the Prior of Holy Cross Priory preaches on the terrifying power of the Cross. In
Seeing Differently
Twenty-Third Sunday of the Year. Fr Bede Mullens considers the difficulties raised by the Letter to Philemon. Article Four of the
A Unique Invitation
Twenty-Second Sunday of the Year. Fr Dermot Morrin preaches on the new world opened up to us by Jesus. The words
The Narrow Gate
Twenty-First Sunday of the Year. Fr Aidan Nichols ponders on the number of those who will be saved. Today’s Gospel of
He is our Identity
Twentieth Sunday of the Year. Fr Richard Conrad considers how we share in Christ's invocation of the Holy Spirit. Today we
No Need to be Afraid
Nineteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr David Rocks finds hope in the face of mortality. W.H. Auden's most quoted poetry includes
Whose Heaven?
Eighteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Euan Marley thinks we are a good idea. ‘There was a time when we were