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As Good as His Word
Fourth Sunday of Advent. Fr John Patrick Kenrick asks us whether we can build a world founded on trust in
Getting to know the Christ
Third Sunday of Advent (Gaudete Sunday). Fr Benjamin Earl explains how through Christmas we can become friends of God. Jesus tells
Beginning the Pilgrimage of Freedom
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. Fr Richard Conrad shows how the Spirit of freedom from sin that Jesus pours out
The Cataclysmic Coming of Christ
First Sunday of Advent. Fr Fergus Kerr reminds us that we should be shocked and disturbed by the Incarnation of
Our Royal Dignity
Solemnity of Christ the King. Fr John Farrell tells us that whatever the kingship of Christ is, we are part of
Hope in the Encircling Gloom
Thirty-Third Sunday of the Year. As the Church looks towards the Day of Judgement, when history comes to an end,
Marriage, Martyrdom and Resurrection
Thirty-Second Sunday of the Year. Fr Richard Finn tells us how both marriage and celibacy can point us towards the
What would you see up a tree?
Thirty-First Sunday of the Year. Fr Brendan Slevin contrasts the new sight Zacchaeus is granted with the blindness of today's
How do you pray?
Thirtieth Sunday of the Year. Fr Rudolf Loewenstein preaches on the meaningfulness of our prayer. One of the questions that anyone
Done Speedily
Twenty-Ninth Sunday of the Year. Fr Paul-Martin White preaches on the seeming delay in God's answers to our prayers for justice. Through
Healing Faith
Twenty-Eighth Sunday of the Year. Fr Theodore Taylor preaches on the healing of ten lepers, and the spiritual healing of
Lord, increase our faith!
Twenty-Seventh Sunday of the Year. Fr Fabian Radcliffe preaches on the faith of the apostles and our own faith in