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The link between the healing of the deaf-mute and the Agony in the Garden
Christ’s groan before healing the deaf-mute reveals the sorrow, humility and hidden power behind every miracle—and the danger of misusing restored…
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
What Christ's seven steps in healing the deaf and dumb mean for Christians today
When Christ heals a deaf-mute, he uses seven preparatory acts, culminating in the 'ephpheta' – which the Church retains in Baptism today.
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Why the Publican's prayer was heard – and how ours can be too
The publican uttered just one sentence—but it was enough to secure the grace of God. Father Coleridge shows how this can help us pray properly too.
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Why the Pharisee's prayer was not heard
A proud Pharisee and a humble Publican go up to the Temple—but only one goes home justified. Fr Coleridge unpacks why the Pharisee's prayer did not…
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Why did the Church recall St Mary Magdalene at the Assumption?
Magdalene's habit revealed at Bethany mirrors a hidden perfection of the Blessed Virgin Mary – and the Church united them on the Feast of the…
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Why zeal for false religious systems provokes the persecution of Catholics
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Why the Apostles and New Testament were so fierce in condemning heresy
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'Wolves in sheep's clothing' – perfect description of heretical teachers
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What St Mary Magdalene teaches us by sitting at Jesus' feet
Mary Magdalene, guided by a perfect instinct for what pleased Christ, chose to sit at His feet and listen—securing the 'best part' that could never be…
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St Martha’s bustling zeal and spiritual priorities
Martha’s service at Bethany became the occasion for Christ to reveal that even the busiest charity must yield to hearing His word.
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How Christ explains the cursing of the fig-tree
After revealing the judgment on a fruitless faith, Our Lord explains that the miracle of the fig tree demonstrates to the power of true prayer.
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Christ's cleansing of the Temple – and what happened next
After cursing the fig-tree, Jesus enters the Temple, casts out the traders, and begins His solemn teaching. And the key to it all is the fig-tree.
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Cursing the fig tree: Jesus' strangest miracle?
Why did Christ curse the fig tree if it wasn’t even fig season?
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Why Christ wept over Jerusalem in Holy Week
It was not too late for them to repent – nor is it too late for us.
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What the Transfiguration means for Christians today
Christ's Transfiguration represent a stage in our divine adoption, by which we become 'sons in the Son.'
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Why is the Transfiguration placed at the turning point of Christ’s public life?
God the Father puts his seal on Christ's mission at the Transfiguration.
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Why guilty consciences mock Christ and his Church
When Christ taught about the right use of riches and fidelity to God, the Pharisees mocked him – because they knew they were in the wrong.
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Father Coleridge Reader
Father Coleridge Reader
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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 • Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
'Wolves in sheep's clothing' – perfect description of heretical teachers
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How Christ Harrowed Hell
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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.
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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…
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Were St Joseph and Our Lady married before the Annunciation?
Phrases in the Gospel might suggest that St Joseph and Our Lady were merely engaged at the time of the Annunciation—but is this the correct…
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What solitary mission priests teach us about the Incarnation
They stand as Our Lady stood after the Annunciation—alone in the hidden presence of God. They call us to join them before him.
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When did our Lady become the Mother of Sorrows?
Why does the Church read a prophecy of sorrow at Mass on the Sunday after Christmas, and what does this moment mean for the Gospel?
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Trying to serve God and Mammon is impossible
Everything we have is held on trust from God. While that means that the goods of this world are not true riches, they will decide what we are fit to…
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How can money build eternal friendships?
The unjust steward was praised not for his dishonesty, but for his foresight. Christ urges us to use our passing possessions for eternal gain.
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The Unjust Steward: The most difficult parable of all?
Why on earth does Christ hold up a worldly trickster in this parable? His comparison calls us not to admire deceit, but to expose the spiritual laziness…
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'Wolves in sheep's clothing' – perfect description of heretical teachers
The foulest heretics always present themselves as angels of light, citing Scripture and mimicking the Church – but beneath the externals lies a hatred…
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What the founders of heresies and false religions have in common
Despite their diversity of age, rank, and doctrine, all heretics and founders of false religions bear the same spiritual mark.
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Why the Apostles and New Testament were so fierce in condemning heresy
Christ's warnings about false prophets already began to be fulfilled in the New Testament itself.
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