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Doomsday – 'Watch, and be ready for your Lord to come'
Christ commands vigilance through varied parables, knowing that servants easily forget their Master's certain return, when delays test their faith.
Dec 14
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
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What do Noah and the great flood tell us about the end of the world?
At Christ's first advent in Bethlehem, few expected such a momentous event—and Our Lord compares the time before his second coming to Noah's days before…
Dec 10
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
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Doomsday – Does Jesus really not know the day?
Christ silences curiosity about the end, calling us to trust in God’s timing – and to prepare for his coming in readiness, rather than in speculation.
Dec 7
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
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Doomsday – Pretending it won't happen
Our Lord warns his followers to watch for his coming—and not to allow themselves to be distracted by the cares or pleasures of life.
Dec 4
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
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Doomsday – Why Christ tells us to hope for it, as for summer figs
In his prophecy, Our Lord seems to tell the Church to look forward to the end of the world as we might look forward to summer.
Dec 2
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
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Why guilty consciences mock Christ and his Church
Aug 3
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
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Why the unpayable debt of sin requires us to be merciful to others
Nov 11
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
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Why zeal for false religious systems provokes the persecution of Catholics
Jul 18
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
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Why did Christ say Jairus' daughter 'is not dead, but asleep'?
Nov 15
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
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Doomsday will be foretold by physical signs, said Jesus
Our Lord foretells cosmic signs that will shatter modern man's materialist confidence, and prove God's sovereignty over nature's laws.
Nov 30
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
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Possessing the truth prepares the faithful for Doomsday
The faithful can be shielded from end-times deception by two securities: Christ’s forewarning, and the Church’s unextinguishable light across all ages …
Nov 29
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
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Doomsday – Faith, and Our Lord's promises to Catholics
Following his prophecies about Jerusalem's doom, Our Lord turns his attention more directly to the end of the world, making startling promises to his…
Nov 26
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
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Why no Christians perished in the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70
The Church escaped through providential timing, while divine justice fell upon the Jerusalem for rejecting Christ. And yet, God preserved a remnant of…
Nov 24
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
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Jerusalem's Doom – How the prophecy of chastisement was fulfilled
What actually happened when Christ's prophecy of Jerusalem's Doom was fulfilled? Fr Coleridge explains how an initial victory over Rome turned to utter…
Nov 23
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
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Why does the world instinctively hate the Church and her faithful children?
Satan's weapon of lying now wields greater power through the press than all persecuting emperors – but patience under such assault wins the soul its…
Nov 22
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
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Jerusalem's Doom – Persecution of Christians
Christ warns that the persecution of the Church would be a sign of the chastisement of Jerusalem and the end of the world.
Nov 21
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
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How close are we to Judgement Day? Here's what Christ's signs tell us
The signs that heralded Jerusalem's fall now break forth with far greater strength as the world's end draws near.
Nov 20
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
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Jerusalem's Doom – Signs of its approach
False teachers with false doctrine – this was one of Christ's first signs of the destruction of Jerusalem and the end of the world. Have there ever been…
Nov 19
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Gospel-focused spiritual reading, based around the liturgical year and the life of Christ, by the English Catholic hero Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ.
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Why guilty consciences mock Christ and his Church
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Why zeal for false religious systems provokes the persecution of Catholics
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Why Jesus said ‘Thy sins are forgiven’ before healing the Paralytic
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What 'Co-Redemptrix' actually means
When Our Lady stood at the foot of the Cross, she was perfectly submitted to God's will, such that she herself willed and consented to the Sacrifice of…
Nov 4
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How Our Lady consented to and 'co-offered' Christ's sacrifice
The reason we call Our Lady the 'co-redemptrix' goes beyond mere pious enthusiasm.
Sep 18
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How Mary united both perfect sorrow and peace during the Passion
Our Lady's sorrow at the Passion was no blind grief, but a conscious sharing in God’s saving will.
Sep 17
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How did Jesus respond when he first beheld his humanity in Our Lady's womb?
Christ accepted the burden of the Cross at the first moment of life.
Mar 25
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
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What do we really know about the Angel Gabriel?
The Annunciation was not the first time the St Gabriel appeared in Holy Scripture—it was the fourth. What do these other appearances tell us about this…
Mar 24
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Apostles
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How to convert your friends – The feast at St Matthew's house
We're told that St Francis of Assisi said: "Preach the Gospel always; and when necessary, use words." But is this the proper approach? If not, what is…
Sep 22, 2024
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
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Answering Christ's call: St Matthew, and vocations
Fr Henry James Coleridge explains how St Matthew's calling contains much that we need to know about our calling as Christians, and how we should respond…
Sep 21, 2024
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What three signs presage the end of the world?
When the Apostles ask Christ for an indication of when Jerusalem would be destroyed, and when the end of the world would come, he gave them three signs…
Nov 18
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
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Jerusalem's Doom – Christ's prophecy of chastisement
The final Sunday after Pentecost features Christ's dramatic prophecy of the doom, chastisement and destruction of Jerusalem – foreshadowing what will…
Nov 17
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
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The raising of Jairus' daughter would not remain hidden, despite Christ’s command
Christ’s hidden miracle of raising Jairus' daughter to life could not remain hidden – but it drove him to withdraw, and heightened the hatred against…
Nov 16
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
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Why did Christ say Jairus' daughter 'is not dead, but asleep'?
Christ raises Jairus' daughter in secret, revealing his power only to a few chosen witnesses – but does he appear to mislead the others?
Nov 15
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
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Why did Christ ask who touched him, if he already knew it was the bleeding woman?
He did not ask out of ignorance, but to reveal the woman’s faith – and to reward it.
Nov 14
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
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Why Jesus delayed healing Jairus' daughter and healed the bleeding woman instead
The delay must have been excruciating for Jairus – just as the delay in the woman's healing had been to her.
Nov 13
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