Bp Hugh Gilbert
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Homily for the Chrism Mass
What is a priest? That’s the first question. The second question is a terrible one. Is he a pervert? Normally not, emphatically so, thanks be to God. But there’ll be […]
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Homily for Penitential Service
‘I believe in the forgiveness of sins.’ We say that in the Creed. And tonight we’re proving we mean what we say. At the very beginning of Lent, I was […]
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Homily for 3rd Sunday of Lent
‘Jacob’s well is there and Jesus, tired by the journey, sat down by the well.’ The good news is: the well is still there. It still exists. It’s certainly very […]
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Homily for 2nd Sunday of Lent
We’ve just heard the Gospel of the Transfiguration. It’s not what we’d expect. Such a contrast to last Sunday! Last Sunday it was the desert, a world of heat and […]
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Homily for the Station Mass
When Jesus turned water into wine at Cana, the wine was the very best and there was a great deal of it, between 120 and 150 gallons – just for […]
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Homily for the 1st Sunday of Lent
Lent – these 40 days – Lent, Holy Week and Easter – Lent and the liturgical readings of Lent – Lent and the practices of Lent (prayer, fasting and almsgiving) […]
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Homily for the Mass of the Rite of Election
This is the first of our Station Masses, and a special one. Here are our 10 catechumens. Tonight they are being ‘chosen’, ‘elected’. They can now be called the ‘elect’. […]
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Homily for the 7th Sunday of Ordinary Time
We’re continuing to hear the Sermon on the Mount. We’ve heard it the last few Sundays and will hear it again next Sunday, the last before Lent. The Sermon on […]
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