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Mary Magdalene: the sinner who proclaimed salvation
Three followers of Jesus made it to the foot of the Cross, and six women went to the tomb to anoint Christ's body: why among them all was...
Jul 22, 20234 min read


Love one another, as I have loved you
Wedding sermon: 21 July 2023 If you were to pull a random stranger off the street, and ask them; what is a wedding for? Why do people get...
Jul 21, 20235 min read


Prefer nothing to the work of God: bringing the Monastery into our daily lives
St Paul tells us in the second reading (Rom. 8:9,11-13) "Your interests are not in the unspiritual, but in the spiritual" - today I offer...
Jul 9, 20235 min read


God is our Father not our Butler: Prayer and Hospitality
How do we see God? How is our relationship with Him? What is our prayer like? Is God just our "Cosmic Butler" or is he a real Father to...
Jul 4, 20236 min read


Immovable and Irresistible: the Faith we have inherited
This feast of Ss. Peter and Paul reminds us of our identity and our Mission: our identity is rooted in the immovable truth, bound and...
Jun 29, 20234 min read


Our Mission as Prophets
In Baptism every Christian is made Priest, Prophet and King; Old Testament Prophets like Jeremiah (the "weeping prophet") teach us about...
Jun 27, 20236 min read


Mary stored up these things in her heart
The Gospel for the Memorial of Mary's Immaculate Heart ("the Finding of Jesus in the Temple" Luke 2:41-51) teaches us to follow after the ex
Jun 17, 20233 min read


Receive worthily in body and soul
The Solemnity of Corpus Christi (the Body and Blood of Christ) is centred on devotion to Jesus Christ, who we believe is truly present in...
Jun 11, 20237 min read


The mystery of the Trinity: like a river flowing into a dry valley
Trying to understand the mystery of the Holy Trinity is like trying to fit the whole ocean into a tiny hole in the ground...
Jun 4, 20237 min read


Don't Clericalise the Laity
Whenever we talk about the priesthood of all believers, we often get confused and try to make lay Catholics into missionaries
May 31, 20233 min read


The Example of Rolando Rivi - In suffering: pray for others
What does Rolando Rivi have to do with today's readings, and what can we learn from his example?
May 21, 20236 min read


The witness of our freedom
God saves Paul and Silas from an earthly prison and, through freeing them, frees their guard and his whole household from the prison of sin
May 16, 20233 min read


Our Divine Life in the Breath of Divine Love
Jesus today reveals our place in the divine life - bound to Him in the same breath of love by which he is bound to the Father: He...
May 14, 20237 min read


The war is won, but we do not have peace!
Today marks 78 years since Jersey and Guernsey were liberated from the Nazi occupation. Time to reflect on our true liberation! Happy...
May 9, 20233 min read


What is the Priesthood of all believers?
In the Second Reading, Saint Peter describes the Christian faithful as a "Royal Priesthood" - and yet we set aside men to be "priests."...
May 7, 20235 min read


Love the Eucharist like the Martyrs
To the English Martyrs the Eucharist was so precious it was worth dying for: can we say the same for ourselves? By little acts of...
May 4, 20234 min read


They shall look upon the one whom they have pierced
The Cross is the gateway to heaven: none may enter without passing under it, and all good gifts flow from heaven through the Cross....
Apr 7, 20233 min read


Barabbas - Son of the Father
Homily for Palm Sunday 2023 - Year A - St Matthew's Passion. Not this man. Free Barabbas. What a difference a day can make: at the...
Apr 2, 20234 min read


God calls us for our weakness
Homily for Laetare Sunday on Vocation, the choosing of David as King (1 Samuel 16) and trust in the Lord. When we were little boys, my...
Mar 19, 20234 min read


Beating the Devil's crafty tricks
How did the Devil tempt Eve to eat the forbidden fruit? How does he tempt us today? Homily for the First Sunday of Lent. When I was a...
Feb 26, 20236 min read
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