The Holy Eucharist, Giver and Gift. Homily for Corpus Christi, 22.06.25
It was so lovely to see on display the many talents and gifts of our St. Mary’s P7 children at their graduation last Thursday. It was even lovelier to hear the applause and feel the love and encouragement coming from their parents and teachers. For them, the most important gift...
Going home. Trinity Sunday Homily – 15.06.25
As she was dying, my late mother said to me: “Peter, son, I am going home.” On this Trinity Sunday, let’s not tax our minds to try and grasp (in vain!) the eternal Mystery of God but instead let’s allow our hearts to be drawn to understand God as our...
Praying through death. Homily, 01.06.25
Believers will often say to children when someone close to them has died: “your grandad has gone to heaven” or better “Jesus has taken your grandma to heaven.” It’s a way to reassure the child and us too that the dead have gone to a better place. We cannot know...
The Visitation: the celebration of the Lord and Giver of Life. Homily, 30.05.25
God is the author of every human life. He is its protector from the moment of conception to the moment of natural death. He is the One who sustains it at every point in between. Mary visits Elizabeth because both have first been visited by God with the gift of...
The Ascension: Christ fills the whole of creation. Homily, 29.05.25
Before Jesus ascended into heaven, he descended onto the earth. He came seeking out Adam and Eve who had fallen from heaven, and all their children. To find them, He descended into death and the underworld to rescue all who would accept Him. So, when He ascended back to heaven,...