Baptism in action. Homily for the Requiem Mass of Mrs. Agatha McAllister, 06.03.26
Given Agatha’s albeit tenuous connection with Stalin, I’d better be very careful of what I say here! But, in truth, it would be hard for anyone to improve on the lovely eulogy which Caitlin delivered. And while it’s impossible to fit someone’s life – all 97 years of it –...
Solving life’s puzzle. Homily for the Requiem Mass of May Holland, 03.03.26
I’m only sorry that I did not get to know May until the last, and tenth, decade of her life was underway. By all accounts, she was a woman with many talents and interests and with many friends from across the various communities in whose lives she shared. She was...
Answers to the multiple choice test, 23.02.26
The correct answers are in red. Multiple Choice-test- answers
Multiple Choice Test, 17.02.26.
The test below was a fun way for our RCIA catechumens and others gathered to sharpen their knowledge of some basic points of doctrine. Try it yourself! Multiple Choice-test
Freedom and the Commandments. Homily, 15.02.26
Our freedom is decisive – literally. When we take a decision, we do it in the power of our freedom. Our freedom expresses our autonomy and our dignity. Using our freedom we exercise self-determination. By our free choices, we become who we are and what we want to make of...
Holy Communion: what it requires and what it bestows. Homily, 08.02.26
If we have true faith, hope and love for Jesus, every sacrament is a personal encounter with Him, especially Holy Communion. True faith: both in what the Eucharist is (the body, blood, soul and divinity of Christ under the appearances of bread and wine) and as total trust and confidence...