7 June 2017

Homilies

Homily for Pentecost Sunday 4 June 2017

7 June 2017

Homilies

The Holy Spirit flowed from the pierced side of Jesus on the Cross. Three days later, the risen Lord breathed the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles, giving them authority to forgive or retain sins. Fifty days after that...

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23 May 2017

Homilies

Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Sunday Easter 6A, 21 May 2017, on John 14:15-21

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23 May 2017

Homilies

Today’s Gospel follows on from last week’s. Last Sunday we heard Jesus at the Last Supper call himself the Way, the Truth and the Life (14:6). And he said that whoever sees me, sees the Father (14:9). Now we hear more profound words of Jesus...

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15 May 2017

Homilies

Homily for Easter 5A, 14 May 2017, on John 14:1-12

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15 May 2017

Homilies

We are at the Last Supper, according to the account of St. John. Jesus has washed his disciples’ feet. He has watched Judas go out on his mission of betrayal. He has declared his own imminent departure...

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1 May 2017

Homilies

Homily for third Sunday of Easter

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1 May 2017

Homilies

St. Luke’s account of the Resurrection of Jesus is in many respects very like that of St. John. And both of them are distinctly odd, or at...

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24 April 2017

Homilies

Homily for Low Sunday, 22 April 2017; on John 20:24-29

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24 April 2017

Homilies

At the end of the Prologue to his Gospel, St. John tells us: No one has ever seen God. But the only begotten God, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has made him known (1:18). We are rightly used to thinking of St. Thomas as...

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18 April 2017

Homilies

Fr. Abbot's Homily for the Paschal Vigil - Easter night 15/16 April 2017

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18 April 2017

Homilies

All of us are here because we believe that Jesus is risen from the dead. What do we mean when we say we believe Jesus is risen? One of the Gospel accounts of the appearances...

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6 April 2017

Homilies

Homily for the 5th Sunday of Lent Year “A”, 1 April

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6 April 2017

Homilies

With just two weeks now until Easter, we have reached the climax of the three long Gospel passages from St. John, read successively on the third, fourth and fifth Sundays of Lent. In turn we have heard John’s account of the meeting with...

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4 April 2017

Homilies

Homily for 4th Sunday of Lent, 26 March 2017

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4 April 2017

Homilies

Today the Fourth Sunday in lent is named from the first words of the Introit; also called Golden Rose Sunday (Mary Queen of Scots was given one by the Pope), Mediana Sunday, Mothering Sunday ...