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‘Vacant Sunday’ and the Priesthood – Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost is closely linked to the Ember Days – and the ordination to the priesthood that traditionally took place on Ember…
Sep 27
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What do you think of Christ? – Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
Our Lord states which is the greatest commandment, and silences his opponents with a question.
Sep 20
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Humility is in your best interest – Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
The man with dropsy may have represented pride, but the unsightly swelling must have also been most humiliating – and Our Lord takes this miracle as an…
Sep 13
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That’s YOU on the funeral bier – Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Our Lord’s raising of the widow’s son at Naim has personal significance for every one of us. PLUS: a curious excursion into Freemasonry, and what it…
Sep 5
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Why being God’s ‘slaves’ entitles us to all we need – Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
The Sermon on the Mount teaches about a beautiful reliance on Providence – but what is the basis of this reliance?
Aug 30
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The Healing of the Ten Lepers – Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Only one the the ten returned to thank Our Lord – and he was a ‘foreigner’, not of the Chosen People. What are we to learn from this?
Aug 25
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The Good Samaritan – Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
Fr Henry James Coleridge reveals that certain presuppositions that colour our understanding of the Good Samaritan parable, and warns us not to let our…
Aug 16
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'Ephpheta: Be opened' – Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
A crucial event in the life of every Christian baptised in the traditional rite – the 'Ephpheta' – and when Our Lord first set these words.
Aug 9
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'Not as the rest of men' – Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
The Parable of the Publican and the Pharisee is of perennial importance for all Catholics.
Aug 2
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The Final Warning for Jerusalem – Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
On entering Jerusalem, Christ lamented that the Holy City would reject him – to its own destruction.
Jul 25
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The most difficult parable of all? – Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
Why on earth does Christ hold up a worldly trickster in this parable?
Jul 18
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False Prophets – Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
Our Lord's warning requires his faithful to discern true teachers from false ones.
Jul 10
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