Tu es Petrus. Homily Notes, 23.08.26

Someone could think that Jesus was having an identity crisis given his conversation with the disciples in today’s Gospel. But it was not an identity crisis about Himself. It was whether they were in crisis as to who He was. The human mind is not able to guess or grasp...

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The Pearl worth it all, 26.07.26.

It’s not that the two characters in these short parables didn’t value what they already had. It’s that they invested that value in something even greater. They didn’t throw away what they owned: they sold it. They were able to turn what was of lesser value into what was of...

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Romano Sambucci, RIP. Homily Notes, 17.07.26

Romano was born in Coatbridge in 1936, to Maria and Johnny Sambucci. He attended St. Patricks before going on to boarding school at St Joseph’s College, in Dumfries, until he was 18. He achieved a high academic standard and excelled at rugby, athletics, cricket, and football.   He achieved a Merit...

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