Homily 4th Sunday of Easter 21st April 2024 Is there anything more terrifying to a human being than even the suspicion, let alone the conviction, that he or she is…

Homily 3rd Sunday of Easter 14th April 2024 Familiarity, whether or not it breeds contempt, lessens wonder. And it is like this with Jesus’ resurrection. Why is it that so…

Homily Easter 31st March 2024 If there was ever a time when human begins have been justified in repeating to one another the words of Christ’s messenger at the door…

Homily 5th Sunday of Lent 17th March 2024 Right from the very opening verses of John’s Gospel he proclaims with a calm, serene certitude that Christ is the Son of…

Homily 4th Sunday of Lent 10th March 2024 In this first reading, the author is writing about the defeat of the Hebrews at the hands of the Babylonians. Jerusalem was…

Homily 3rd Sunday of Lent – 3rd March 2024 The incident that is recorded in this reading from the Gospel of John is one of the few recorded by all…

Homily 2nd Sunday of Lent – 25th February 2024 I do not suppose that there is much in life that human beings find more difficult to bear than a sense…

Homily 1st Sunday of Lent 18th February 2024 Three days ago when we began this season of Lent, we did so to the words, “remember that you are dust, and…

Homily 6th Sunday Ordinary Time – 11th February 2024 This first reading today is a few verses from the Old Testament book of Leviticus, one of the books of the…

Homily 2nd Sunday of Advent 10th December 2023 It may be a little difficult to realise that this first reading is really a continuation of the passage from Isaiah begun…