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Why Christ compared Christian joy to giving birth
Our Lord did not promise that his followers would be free from sorrow. But what kind of sorrow?
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
Why the Church reads the Last Supper discourses in Eastertide
Our Lord spoke enigmatically before the Passion about going away, and returning—but what 'going away' was he talking about?
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
What did Christ leave unsaid on the night he was betrayed?
Christ made some elements of doctrine crystal clear, while left others to develop over time—but why?
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
Effect of 'The Good Shepherd' on the different classes of the Jews
He was 'set for the fall and for the resurrection of many in Israel,' and this was beginning to take shape.
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
Why the Good Shepherd told the wolves they had no power over him
He warned them that their apparent victory would be nothing of the kind.
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
'I am the Good Shepherd'—What that means for Christians
Surrounded by enemies plotting his death and excommunicating his followers from the Synagogue, the Good Shepherd declares his love for his sheep.
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
Why Christ is 'the door' through which every good shepherd must come
Christ exposes the wolves in shepherds’ clothing—and warns that no true pastor can oppose Him.
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ

April 2025

Why does Christ call the Chief Priests 'thieves and robbers'?
He would have embraced them—maybe they would have been our priests. But they chose to betray their sacred office, and to try to destroy Him.
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
Why the Church honours St Thomas despite his doubt
Is it possible that St Thomas' faults have been exaggerated over the centuries?
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
Easter's lasting gift: The power to forgive sin
Before Easter Sunday was finished, Christ gave his Apostles the power to forgive sins—a power greater than that of the angels.
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
What the risen Christ did when he met all the Apostles together
Why did the risen Christ insist on 'Peace,' and eat in front of his Disciples?
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
How Christ restored faith on the road to Emmaus
Our Lord opened the Old Testament to his despondent disciples, so that they could know him in the 'breaking of the bread.'
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
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