Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Sunday 14C, 2 July 2022: Galatians 6:14-18

26 July 2022

Homilies

In today’s second reading, we heard part of the hand-written post-script, in which St. Paul rounds off and sums up his fiery letter to the Galatians. God forbid, he cries here, that I should boast except in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ!

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11 April 2020

Homilies

Homily for the Good Friday Liturgy, 10 April 2020

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11 April 2020

Homilies

The liturgy today presents to us both sides of the paradox of the Cross of Christ. In the first place, there is the subjective, human, emotional side. We are invited to consider, if we are able, how very great were the sufferings Jesus endured for…

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14 March 2018

Homilies

Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Lent, 11 March 2018

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14 March 2018

Homilies

We are preparing now to celebrate, in only three weeks time, the lifting up of Christ. On Good Friday we will look at him lifted up on the Cross. Then on Easter Day we will contemplate him lifted up into heaven: risen, ascended...

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26 February 2016

Homilies

Enemies of the Cross Answered - at the University of St. Andrew’s, 21 February 2016

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26 February 2016

Homilies

One thing I have asked of the Lord, that I shall seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life. That I may see the delight of the Lord, and visit his holy Temple.”

Surely there is nobody here today who doesn’t instinctively respond to these words from today’s Psalm...