Jesus immediately sent him away and sternly ordered him... (v 43, JB). Actually the Greek is stronger than that. More literally: Jesus roared at him and immediately drove him away. We’ve just heard the story about the leper who approached…
Homily for the Baptism of the Lord, 9 January 2021, Mark 1:7-11
Homily for Mary Mother of God, 1 January 2021
(Fairly) Brief Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Christmas Day, 25 December 2020
This is the only public Mass available for people here today because of the Restrictions, so I’ve skipped the Dawn Mass readings, and taken instead the tremendous words given us in the Day Mass readings: from the beginning of Hebrews, and the beginning of St. John’s Gospel. These two passages are so…