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His Church Will Endure April 26, 2026
The new spirit of the age was seemingly burying the Spirit of Christ. Books and articles were shot from the press, and in 1907 there hardly was an article written that did not say that the Church had now definitely...
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THE CHURCH ALWAYS RISES AGAIN April 12, 2026
At least a dozen times in history, the world has buried the Church and each time she has come to life again. I shall mention but a few such instances.
In the days of the Roman...
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EASTER - Our Lord’s “Great Work” April 5, 2026
When we celebrated the coming of Christ into the world at Christmas and its associated feasts, Epiphany and Candlemas, they were the preparation for Our Lord’s “great work”, for which He had been sent to earth...
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PALM SUNDAY March 29, 2026
There are several interesting points to note about the event we commemorate today.
First, it is at first sight most unusual that such an event took place at all. Our Lord had always resisted any form...
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PASSIONTIDE MARCH 22, 2026
Our As we enter church today, a sombre scene awaits us. The crucifixes and all of the statues and images are shrouded in violet cloth. This will be the case until Holy Saturday evening at the Easter Vigil. However, all...
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THE MAN BORN BLIND March 15, 2026
As Jesus walked along, he saw a man who had been blind from birth. The disciples react in a very human way. "Who sinned, this man, or his parents, for him to have been born blind...
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I WHO AM SPEAKING TO YOU, I AM HE - March 8, 2026
Today’s Gospel story is one of growth, conversion and revelation. Jesus meets the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well.
Here, Jesus patiently courts the soul of the Samaritan woman. Everything we hear of...
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THE TRANSFIGURATION March 1, 2026
Christ is the Lord of glory as we hear in today's Gospel of the Transfiguration.
At first sight it seems strange to hear this account in Lent, the season of austerity, and preparation for Holy...
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THE TEMPTATIONS IN THE WILDERNESS February 22, 2026
At the very beginning of Lent, we hear of Our Lord’s forty day fast in preparation for His public ministry which would lead him through His Passion and Death to His Resurrection. The Temptations of Our Lord in...
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ASH WEDNESDAY IS AROUND THE CORNER February 15, 2026
For the Baptised Christian, our earthly existence becomes a constant process of dying so that we may enjoy our new life in Christ in its fullness. We must keep dying to sin and self-centredness, so that the supernatural Risen...
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THE BEATITUDES February 1, 2026
The Gospel this Fourth Sunday of the year presents us with the opening words of Our Lord's great Sermon on the Mount, the words we call the Beatitudes. In these well-known words our Saviour indicates to us the...
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THE PEOPLE THAT WALKED IN DARKNESS January 25, 2026
After His Baptism, Our Lord began His public ministry by preaching in Galilee, called by the Prophet Isaiah the land of the “people that walked in darkness”, on account of the fact that, although they were Jews, the...
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The Baptism of the Lord January 11, 2026
Our Lord joins the people who are going out to John the Baptist in a gesture of repentance, in sorrow for their sins. He joins them, not because He too is a sinner, but in order to show us that...
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The Epiphany January 4, 2026
Today we celebrate the ‘Manifestation’ of the Son of God as man, and as Saviour of the Gentile peoples. The feast is centred on the Coming of the Magi. As we hear in the Gospel, they have followed...
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FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY December 28, 2025
The Feast of the Holy Family fittingly takes the place of the Sunday in the Octave of Christmas.
The Entrance Antiphon recalls that God the Son, in becoming man, makes His home on earth. He takes...
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WHAT SHOULD JOSEPH DO, THEN? December 21, 2025
Today’s Gospel brings St. Joseph into our Advent picture. He is the last of King David’s descendants from whom the Redeemer had long ago been promised by the Prophets. Let us look at what is happening...
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THE LAST WEEK OF ADVENT December 14, 2025
This Wednesday the 17th is the beginning of the second and final part of Advent which is the immediate preparation for the Solemnity of Our Lord’s birth.
Each day is marked...
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OUR LADY CONCEIVED WITHOUT SIN December 7, 2025
Tomorrow, Monday, we will celebrate with great joy and thanksgiving to God the Immaculate Conception of Our Blessed Lady.
Our Lady is the perfect embodiment of what a human person was meant to be...