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Christ our Passover
Seventeenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Peter Harries preaches on the sign of the barley loaves. Our Gospel passage from John is
Truth in the Wilderness
Sixteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Vivian Boland tells us that it is at the foot of the cross that
The Musings of Joseph Barsabbas
Fifteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Piers Linley imagines the one disciple's reaction to the sending out of the twelve. I was
Wise Creatures
Fourteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr John O'Connor finds solace in being a creature. In recent years there has been a resurgence
A Loving Touch
Thirteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Fergus Kerr tells us that Christians should not be ashamed of material things, or
From Heart to Heart
Solemnity of Ss Peter and Paul. Fr John Orme Mills draws some lessons from the different personalities of Saints Peter and
Do You Not Care?
Twelfth Sunday of the Year. Fr Martin Ganeri finds no answer to the problem of suffering, but perhaps a solution. Some years
Crazy Sparrows
Eleventh Sunday of the Year. Fr Richard Conrad gives us reason to laugh at ourselves - and at Jesus. Sometimes we
Food that’s Simply Divine
The Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi). Fr Leon Pereira suggests that the Blessed Sacrament is not to be toyed
The Promise of Hope
Trinity Sunday. Fr Denis Geraghty finds in the baptismal formula the revelation of Christian hope. When the eleven disciples were summoned
The End of the Harvest
Pentecost Sunday. Fr Allan White suggests that the timing of Pentecost shows us the nature of the challenge the Church
Judas and the Moneybag
Seventh Sunday of Easter. Fr Irenaeus Vincent preaches on Christ's prayer to his Father. My dear friends, today's Gospel recalls an