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Sexagesima Sunday – The Parable of the Sower
We could even call it the 'parable of parables', as it holds the key to all the rest.
 • Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
Does God love repentant sinners more than those who stay faithful?
Heaven's joy over repentant sinners is like our relief after loss.
 • Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
Septuagesima Sunday – The Parable of the Labourers
A definitive break in the tone of the liturgy – explained by the Gospels read over the next three Sundays.
 • Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
Why was a Roman Centurion so associated with the Jews at Capharnaum?
If an official of an occupying power was so close to a local synagogue, perhaps the true relations between Rome and the Jews were not what we assume…
 • Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
What happened before Christ healed the centurion's servant?
After months of preaching and absence, Christ’s return to Capharnaum becomes the setting for the centurion’s plea for his servant.
 • Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
What does the 'best wine kept for last' teach the Church?
The miracle at Cana reveals God’s generous way of giving, transforming what is ordinary into a sign of lasting spiritual joy.
 • Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
Why Christ's humiliation in his Baptism had to precede his exaltation
Christ’s humiliation at the Jordan was answered by exaltation and the institution of Baptism.
 • Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
Why was Christ’s Baptism chosen as the moment of a divine theophany?
At the Jordan, heaven opened, the Holy Ghost descended, and the Father proclaimed his Son as the Saviour of men.
 • Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
How Christ gave power to the baptism which he received
By receiving St John’s baptism, Christ obeyed the Father, sanctified the rite, and laid the foundation for sacramental baptism.
 • Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
Christ's Baptism – and his departure from his Mother
The Baptism of Christ was the opening of his ministry – here's what happened just before.
 • Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
How did the Magi spend their time at Bethlehem?
We often think about how the Magi arrived at Bethlehem to worship Christ – but what did they do there, and how did Christ send them back?
 • Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
The Holy Name in the Holy Family
How the Circumcision and Holy Name stand at the start of the life of the Holy Family together.
Something practical the Magi can teach us today
We don't need to cross land and sea in order to do what they did – or adore whom they adored.
 • Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
What Epiphany really reveals about God
The Epiphany manifests God's power, holiness, mercy, and faithfulness – as the nations are called to worship Christ in humility and truth.
 • Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
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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