“Father, I have given them the glory you gave to me, that they may be one as we are one. With me in them and you in me, may they be so perfected in unity that the world will recognise that it was you who sent me” (John 17:22-23).

So Christ prayed on the eve of his passion, and today we celebrate the perfect fulfilment of his Prayer in the lives of Saints Peter...

Today we celebrate the very great love that Jesus has for us, the love whose symbol, whose burning centre is his Sacred Heart. According to our holy Faith, the human Heart of Jesus is a true revelation, an authentic manifestation of the heart of God; of the divine love which God is. Jesus loves us humanly, yet his love is infinite, boundless, without limit, for it is also the divine love of God the Son, one with the love...

Today’s magnificent Collect, or opening Prayer of the Mass, begins with the word “Deus” “O God”. Usually in a Collect the first word “Deus” would refer to God the Father, whom we address through his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. But today the object of our address is Jesus. We call Jesus “God” today very deliberately, because if he were not himself God, the Holy Eucharist would...

‘My life is in my hands continually, but I do not forget your law.’ This verse from Psalm 118 expresses a sentiment that on the face of it is odd, from a religious perspective. Surely a religious sentiment would be: my life is in your hands continually. In fact, at least one modern translation of the Bible assumes there is a mistake...