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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


Talking about Sin
When we talk about sin, we very easily fall into three errors: (1) treating it just like a list of rules and regulations, (2) believing...
Feb 12, 20236 min read


Withered hands and withered minds
Yesterday Jesus said "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath" today he asks the pharisees "is it against the law on the...
Jan 18, 20234 min read


Mary Mother of God: Becoming God-Bearers this New Year
Homily given on Sunday 1st January 2023 (Solemnity of Mary Mother of God). Can anything good come from Nazareth? In St John’s Gospel,...
Jan 1, 20235 min read


Has God abandoned us?
Homily on Spiritual Desolation for the feast of St John of the Cross, given at Sacred Heart Church (Jersey) on Wednesday 14 December...
Dec 14, 20223 min read


Always Christmas, never winter?
Are we preparing for Christ’s coming or are we just shopping for Christmas? In a world where it's "Always Christmas, never winter" what...
Nov 27, 20225 min read


"Feed my sheep" - Handing on the faith with St Edmund and St Albert the Great
Homily for the Solemnity of St Edmund of Abingdon, Principal Co-Patron Saint of the Diocese of Portsmouth. Gospel John 21:15-17. A couple...
Nov 16, 20225 min read


A Feast day for a Church?!
Homily for the Feast of the dedication of the Lateran Basilica, 9 November 2022. Ask anyone which Church is the Cathedral Church of Rome...
Nov 9, 20224 min read


Should I eat the pork? 2 Maccabees and the Virtue of Fortitude
Homily on the martyrdom of the Maccabees and the virtue of Fortitude, given for the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time at St Bernadette's and...
Nov 6, 20225 min read


Laying down our lives in Humility
Sermon for the Memorial of St Charles Borromeo, 4th November 2022, given at St Thomas' Church, Jersey. Readings: Romans 12:3-13 and John...
Nov 5, 20225 min read


Why all the Saints?
Homily given on 1st November 2022 - the Solemnity of All Saints, at St Thomas' Church, Jersey. Readings: Apocalypse 7:2-4,9-14, 1 John...
Nov 1, 20225 min read


Nobody is beyond the mercy of God
Homily for the Feast of Saint Matthew - preached at St Thomas' Church, Jersey, on Wednesday 21st September 2022. Gospel reading Matthew...
Sep 21, 20223 min read


Win friends in heaven: not useless wealth on earth
Christian Reflections on the Market, Marx, and the Monarchy - Homily for Sunday 18th September 2022 - 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, on...
Sep 20, 20229 min read


Death is not the End
Homily for the funeral of my Grandfather, Hedley Guillou, on 4th August 2022 at St Joseph's Catholic Church in Guernsey. Readings: Romans...
Aug 4, 20228 min read


Jesus the Good Samaritan
Homily for Sunday 10th July 2022 - St Edmund Campion & the Annunciation Catholic Churches, Charminster. (Luke 10: 25-37 from the Jerusalem B
Jul 10, 20229 min read
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