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He Leadeth Me
Thirty-Third Sunday of the Year. Fr Leon Pereira contrasts foolish bravado with true faith in God's grace. It is a sad truth
Unlimited Hope
Thirty-Second Sunday of the Year. Fr Dominic Ryan finds in today's Gospel a challenge to our ideas about hope. When I
Real Pleasures
Thirty-First Sunday of the Year. Fr Dominic White invites us to open ourselves to Christ's transforming gaze. I was travelling on
Forward in Hope
Solemnity of All Saints. Fr Aelred Connelly finds inspiration for the Church Militant in the manifold examples offered by the
What We Are Not
Thirtieth Sunday of the Year. Fr John Farrell seeks a way of avoiding the dangers of being too religious. How are
In All Humanity
Twenty-Ninth Sunday of the Year. Fr Duncan Campbell preaches on the difficulties and rewards of faith in today's world. To give
A Community of Love
Twenty-Eighth Sunday of the Year. Fr Edward Booth sees in the encounter between Jesus and the Samaritan leper the hope
Guns and Roses
Twenty-Seventh Sunday of the Year. Fr Leon Pereira is neither an optimist nor a pessimist. J.R.R. Tolkien is sometimes accused of being
An Inclusive Party
Twenty-Sixth Sunday of the Year. Fr Peter Harries finds both challenge and promise in the parable of the Rich Man and
Money, Sex and Power
Twenty-Fifth Sunday of the Year. Fr David McLean preaches about how we can truly be set free. 'No servant can be
Alienation and Mission
Twenty-Fourth Sunday of the Year. Fr Jonathan Fleetwood finds in today's Gospel the Trinitarian pattern of the Church's mission. The full reading
Shamelessly Human
Twenty-Second Sunday of the Year. Fr Didier Croonenberghs invites us to hear God's call to take a higher place at