Bp Hugh Gilbert
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Homily for the 31st Sunday of Ordinary Time
`These last Sundays, we have been following Jesus on the way to Jerusalem. Now we, and he, are in Jerusalem. And still there are always conversations, Jesus in dialogue. But […]
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Homily for All Saints
There’s a feel for heaven in all of us, surely. Maybe just as a seed that one day will open out. When we love someone, really love, love them not […]
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Homily for the 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B
Once more, brothers and sisters, we are given a beautiful Gospel. Once more we are with Christ on his way to Jerusalem. And this is the truth of our life. […]
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Homily for the 28th Sunday of the Year (B)
With its stories and symbols, the Bible helps us make sense of our lives. It’s given by God to light up our path. And so it is with these Gospel […]
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Two Reflections on the Readings of the 27th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B
I: Genesis 2:18-25 Today we hear a well-known reading from Genesis. It’s followed by the Psalm and prepares for the Gospel. It tells of Adam’s ‘aloneness’ and how the Lord […]
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Homily for the 26th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Today’s Gospel is difficult. So let’s try and get to grips with it. On the side, let me say that, if we do try and take a Gospel on board, […]
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Homily for the Assumption
It’s a deep Christian instinct – not restricted to us either – that there is such a thing as divine Providence, and behind it an all-embraving divine purpose, a wisdom […]
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Homily for the 20th Sunday of the Year
Today our readings continue their five-week summer holiday. We are by the shore of Lake Galilee, in Capernaum. Jesus is speaking about himself as the Bread of Life. We are […]
