God, we know, is almighty, omnipotent, all-powerful. We have plenty of evidence for this truth in his creation, things great – like the universe, which new telescopes and technical devices reveal to be almost infinitely large, we have not reached its limits...
Homily for the Feast of St. Joseph 19 March 2016: Luke 2:41-51
Of all the direct descendants of King David, St. Joseph was outstandingly and beyond all comparison the most faithful, the most just, the most obedient, the most holy. As a good observant Jew, and lover of the Law of God, St. Joseph would gladly make the long journey to the Temple in Jerusalem each year...
Homily for 5th Sunday of Lent Year “C”, 13 March 2016, on Jn 8:1-11
Enemies of the Cross Answered - at the University of St. Andrew’s, 21 February 2016
Homily for 24 January 2016, Sunday 3C, on Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21
Homily for Epiphany 2016
Homily for 1 January 2016: Mary Mother of God
Homily for the Feast of the Holy Family, Sunday 27 December 2015
The life of Jesus with our Blessed Lady and St. Joseph at Nazareth is a mystery the Church wants us to ponder, enter into, learn from, wonder at. St. Luke draws a veil of silence over almost all the details of this life, but he and the other Evangelists actually tell us all we need to know about it. Once established...