31 October 2016

Homilies

Daily homilies at the Arundel and Brighton Clergy Retreat: 29/9

31 October 2016

Homilies

According to the best traditions of monastic life, a man does not leave the world, and go into the desert, and become a monk, for the sake of a life of peace. On the contrary. He leaves the world, and goes into the desert...

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31 October 2016

Homilies

Daily homilies at the Arundel and Brighton Clergy Retreat: 28/9

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31 October 2016

Homilies

Today’s readings confront us with some very hard sayings. In the book of Job we’ve jumped ahead now from Chapter 3 which we heard yesterday, to Chapter 9. In the passage just before today’s reading

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31 October 2016

Homilies

Daily homilies at the Arundel and Brighton Clergy Retreat: 27/9

Ed Scolding

31 October 2016

Homilies

This week the liturgy gives us a few small selections to read from the Book of Job. Quite apart from its status as a book in Holy Scripture, inspired by the Holy Spirit, the Book of Job must surely be reckoned as one of the great

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19 October 2016

Homilies

Homily for Sunday 28C, 9 October 2016, on Luke 17:11-19

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19 October 2016

Homilies

The miraculous healing of the 10 lepers, according to St. Luke, happens at a distance, as it were off stage, like the healing of the Centurion’s servant. It’s remarkable...

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6 September 2016

Homilies

Homily for Sunday 23C, 4 September 2016, on Luke 14:25-33

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6 September 2016

Homilies

Anyone who does not carry his Cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.

In today’s Gospel Jesus seems to do all he can to put people off from following him. No sane, reasonable person, he seems to say, would...

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30 August 2016

Homilies

Homily for Sunday 21C 2016

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30 August 2016

Homilies

Today’s Gospel begins with a reminder that Jesus is making his way to Jerusalem and to what awaits him there. This gives a context to his sayings in this part of the...

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20 August 2016

Homilies

Homily for 14 August 2016, Sunday 20C, on Luke 12:49-53

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20 August 2016

Homilies

On Monday 23 November 1654, something happened to the French mathematician and philosopher Blaise Paschal which transformed his life for ever...

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9 August 2016

Homilies

Homily for Sunday 17C, 2016

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9 August 2016

Homilies

“Praeceptis salutaribus moniti et divina institutione formati, audemus dicere”… With these words later in this Mass I will introduce the Lord’s Prayer. In the official English translation this is: “At the Saviour’s command and...