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Homily for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
One of the great Catholic “basics” is the notion of the “state of grace”. The phrase comes from St Paul’s Letter to the Romans. For him it’s the positive relationship […]
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Homily for the 2nd Sunday of Advent
Four weeks of Advent (one gone already), four weeks of waiting. Mary had nine months of it. But she and we are in this together, however separated by the centuries. […]
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Homily for the Solemnity of St Andrew
“Their sound has gone out through all the earth and their message to the ends of the earth.” That is from Psalm 18. It was quoted by St Paul in […]
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Pastoral Letter For the Closing of the Year of Mercy
Dear Brothers and Sisters, ‘The love of the Lord is everlasting / upon those who hold him in fear; / his justice reaches out to children’s children / when they […]
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Homily for the Closing of the Door of Mercy
Today, we “close” the Door of Mercy. In Rome, the Jubilee of Mercy comes to an end next Sunday, when the Holy Father closes the great central door of St […]
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Homily for the Solemnity of All Saints
All three readings today are from the New Testament. There is nothing from the Old. This is a sign that we are, in some way, in Eastertide. In Eastertide only […]
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Pastoral Letter for 14th Sunday of the Year
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, The recent Referendum has thrown us into uncertainty. Some of this, please God, will be of short duration, but other elements will be with […]
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Po Polsku – Pastoral Letter for 14th Sunday of the Year
Drodzy Bracia i Siostry w Chrystusie, Ostatnie referendum wyrzuciło nas w niepewność. Jeżeli Bóg da, niektóre elementy będą krótkotrwałe, ale inne pozostaną z nami na dłużej. Nie jesteśmy do tego […]
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