Pope Benedict XVI in one of his homilies for this Sunday linked last week and this week’s gospels together. He said that the Temptation...

On Ash Wednesday, when we received the ashes, we heard the Lord’s command: Repent and believe the Gospel. I have mentioned before how the...

Today we begin the season of Lent, the time the Church gives us to prepare to celebrate Easter. So, we might ask ourselves: why do we...

The theme of holiness is central to our readings today. And the link between holiness and love of neighbour is emphasised. Our first...

Last week we heard Jesus calling us to be salt and light, to make a difference in the world. This week Jesus tells us some of the detail,...

[Today we welcome our primary school community. It is good to see you back after the holidays. At this Mass, we also commission our...

The last few weeks we have been looking at the idea of being a witness. We had St John the Baptist describing his encounter with Christ....

Last week, we spoke about the need to become fiery witnesses to God’s presence. This week I would like to look at a particularly powerful...

One of the smartest people I have met was an American priest in Rome. He was lecturing even as a student and now works for the...

A recent blessing in my life has been sharing my love of stars with one of my nephews. He has just discovered the beauty of the heavens,...

This week when I was preparing the homily, I went to my usual sources of inspiration. One of them is a website of all of Pope Benedict...

Some of you might know the story of Newgrange in Ireland. Newgrange is a Stone Age construction in County Meath. It is a large mound,...

There’s a poem by Michael Leunig, which gives us a modern version of the shepherds. While shepherds watched their phones by night All...

We have come to the last Sunday before Christmas. We are in the home stretch of Advent, a whole season spent in preparation to welcome...

Today we celebrate the third Sunday of Advent, Gaudete Sunday. Gaudete comes from our entrance antiphon and is the command to rejoice....

I’m sure many of us pray the Hail Mary daily, most likely as part of the Rosary. And so we daily say to our Lady: “pray for us sinners...

A brand-new priest went to the lectern to preach his first homily after ordination. He was as nervous as a kitten. But when he reached...

Last Tuesday, at a lunch, I had a conversation, which we have all had in different way many a time. The person next to me was a bit...

Today’s reading gives us a vast picture. Perhaps, though, the best way into their breath-taking scope is to spot some of the connective...

Two questions kept coming up when I was praying about this gospel. First: why did Jesus tell his disciples to act as witnesses rather...