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Why didn't Our Lady tell Saint Joseph about the Incarnation before the Visitation?
Our Lady's silence—and St Joseph's trial—are a central but subtle part of the Visitation.
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
What does 'Feed My sheep' really mean for Peter’s role in the Church?
By the same lake where Peter was first called, Christ gave him the threefold commission to feed His sheep and bestowed on him the primacy over the whole…
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
Why did Christ ask Peter three times, 'Lovest thou Me?'
After the Resurrection, the Apostles were being taught in new ways—with Christ using even apparently ordinary activities to reveal divine mysteries.
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
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The Church and the piercing of Christ's Sacred Heart
The Fathers saw in the blood and water from Christ’s side a profound mystery: the Church born from the New Adam, and the sacraments flowing from His…
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
Why did blood and water flow from the Sacred Heart of Jesus?
Saint John saw it with his own eyes—and stopped his Gospel to tell us so. The spear did not simply wound a dead body. It unveiled the Sacred Heart.
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
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St Zachary and the Nativity of St John the Baptist
The miraculous healing of St. Zachary confirms the divine origin of St. John’s mission and deepens the joy surrounding Christ’s hidden presence.
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
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Was Our Lady present at the birth of St John the Baptist?
The Gospels pass silently over Mary’s final weeks with Elisabeth—but this silence presents us with unique opportunities for reflection.
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
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How the call to the Church passed from Israel to the Gentiles
The contempt for Christ on the part of his people opened the door to the Gentiles. But what two classes of Gentiles are represented by the two classes…
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
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Christ’s warning: The Banquet will go on—with or without you
Our Lord shows the terrible danger of refusing grace, even for things lawful in themselves.
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
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Did Judas receive Holy Communion? And was he ordained a priest?
The implications of this question are significant, for if Judas departed before Christ said, 'Do this,' was he ever a priest or a bishop?
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
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Why does Saint John seem to end his Gospel twice?
St John affirms Christ’s divinity, bears personal witness, and hints at truths too great for the world to contain. His final word is a call to believe…
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
What St Luke reveals about the Church’s mission and the Holy Ghost
St Luke closes his Gospel with a beginning: the fulfilment of prophecy, the command to preach repentance, and the promise of power from on high.
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
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