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I WHO AM SPEAKING TO YOU, I AM HE
Today’s Gospel story
is one of growth, conversion and revelation.
Jesus meets the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well. Here, where centuries before...
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MY SON, THE CHOSEN ONE
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 Week. Yet we must...
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THE TEMPTATIONS IN THE WILDERNESS
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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LENT IS AROUND THE CORNER
On Wednesday the holy season of Lent begins our long yearly journey towards Calvary and Easter. We call it a “journey” not only because it takes over seven weeks to complete, but because it begins a long way...
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THE ALL-SEEING EYE OF GOD
“His eyes are on those who fear him; he notes every action of man. He never commanded anyone to be godless; he has given no one permission to sin.” These words from the Book of Ecclesiasticus (today&rsquo...
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THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT
Our Lord today continues the teaching begun last week in the “beatitudes” with a direct address to his audience: “YOU are the salt of the earth—YOU are the light of the world”. He...
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THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT
With today’s Gospel we begin a series of readings which will take us over the remaining weeks until we reach Lent. This sequence is collectively known as “The Sermon on the Mount” and takes up three...
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A GREAT MISSION
The Gospels of the early Sundays of the Year following the Baptism of the Lord continue the account of the beginnings of His public ministry. Today we hear of the call of four of the Apostles: two...
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EPIPHANY
On St John Vianney, the patron saint of parish priests, once reflected on how very happy the magi would have been if, when they returned to their own country, they could have taken with them the King...
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OUR LADY, MOTHER OF GOD
On the eighth and final day of the Octave of Christmas, the Gospel commemorates the Circumcision and naming of Our Lord on the eighth day after His birth. Nevertheless, from the earliest times in the Roman Church, this day has...
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A CHRISTMAS WELCOME
At Christmas many people come to Mass whom we have not seen for some time. It is good that they do come back. The Lord never rejects those who approach Him with a sincere heart. If...
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“O” - THAT YOU WOULD COME QUICKLY!
From December 17th onwards, the appearance of short passages beginning with “O” will infuse the Sacred Liturgy. What are they? There are seven of them altogether, each allocated to a day in the last week before Christmas.
They...
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THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
This Thursday we celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. It is rather sad that many Catholics seem to think of the phrase “Immaculate Conception” in negative terms—merely that Mary was conceived without Original Sin. When...
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1st SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Once again we begin a new Church Year today with the urgent call to prepare ourselves for Christ’s Second Coming.
Advent is a time of preparation. We tend to think of it first as a time of preparation...
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CHRIST THE KING
The Last Sunday of the Church’s Year corresponds to the End of Time.
In the Creed we proclaim that "He (Christ) will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and His kingdom will have...
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FOR THOSE KILLED IN WAR
We just marked Remembrance Day. The first thing to note is that those killed in war need our prayers, not only our praise.
The passage from the Book of Macchabees in the Old Testament speaks of the great...
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NO MARRIAGE IN HEAVEN?
Today’s Gospel passage introduces us to a small, but influential, group of Jews from our Lord’s time, of whom we hear much less in the Gospels than we do of their main opponents, the Pharisees. This...