As the Apostles watched the physical departure of Christ, they must have been pretty well forced into the understanding that Christ, in person at least, had done all that he…

This Gospel is taken from what is called the “Farewell Discourse” of Christ. It is presented in the context of the Last Supper, the last chance that Christ would have,…

By the time the early Church reached the point described in this First Reading today, some of the original zeal of the Apostles had probably begun to wane.   In…

Ever since Easter, the first reading each weekend has been taken from the Acts of the Apostles. There is always a temptation, I suppose, to read that book as though…

Homily 2nd Sunday of Easter 2022 Today’s Gospel abounds with great sermon themes: forgiveness, the sacrament of penance, the locked doors, he scars, doubting Thomas and so much more. Each…

There are two very distinct images of the need for conversion in this Gospel passage.   The restlessness, the hunger of the younger son, the rule-breaker. His readiness to sacrifice…

There is a subtle new emphasis being introduced into our Lenten observance. We begin to see here a picture of Christ, an element of his mission that is a bit…

Part of the honest look at our lives that Lent is meant to be is just the simple realisation that some of the time those lives are not particularly easy….

The Gospel which is the story of the temptation of Christ in the desert is a classic Lenten reading.   Each of the temptations that came to Christ, as is…

This first reading is taken from what is called the Wisdom Literature. Wisdom, in Hebrew and early Christian thought, was a very concrete virtue. It didn’t have much to do…