Homilies
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Year A
- 1st Sunday of Advent -
- 2nd Sunday of Advent -
- 3rd Sunday of Advent -
- 4th Sunday of Advent -
- 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time - The Four Cardinal Virtues & developing good habits (12.2.17)
- 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Friends & Enemies (19.2.17)
- 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Appeal for Aid to the Church in Need : Christianity - The Worlds most persecuted religion. Kevin Harrison (26.2.17)
- 1st Sunday in Lent - God versus the human ego (5.3.17)
- 2nd Sunday in Lent - 'Transfiguration' - radical change in our lives (12.3.17)
- 3rd Sunday in Lent - The counter cultural Church & the secular mindset (19.3.17)
- 4th Sunday in Lent - From blindness to sight - superficial to real (26.3.17)
- 5th Sunday in Lent - 'Unbind him, let him go free' - Cast off your chain (2.4.17)
- Palm Sunday - Short exhortation to enter into the spirit of Holy Week & the Triduum (9.4.17)
- Easter Sunday - Look further - Embrace life in all its fullness (16.4.17)
- 2nd Sunday in Easter - Divine revelation through Scripture and Oral Tradition (23.4.17)
- 3rd Sunday in Easter -'My little Emmaus moment' (30.4.17)
- 4th Sunday in Easter - Godless morality & its consequences (7.5.17)
- 5th Sunday in Easter - 'Trust in God - still!' (14.05.17)
- 6th Sunday in Easter - Christian witness - better to suffer for doing right, than for doing wrong! (21.5.17)
- Ascension - 'Our most noble calling', to be witnesses & apostles of Christ today (28.5.17)
- Pentecost - Be strong - Stand up & be counted! (4.6.17)
- Trinity Sunday - 1st Communion homily - Jesus is what God is like (11.6.17)
- Solemnity of Corpus Christi - 1st Communion homily - To receive Jesus in Holy Communion, is to be transformed (18.6.17)
- 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Adam & Eve - Creation story & modern DNA (25.6.17)
- 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time - (2.7.17) Transcription unavailable
- 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time - New ages for receiving the sacraments of Baptism, 1st Confession, 1st Holy Communion & Confirmation (9.7.17)
- 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time - 'Christian Life' - Are we edge of the path, strangled by thorns or producing a crop? (16.7.17)
- 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time - 'Take seeds of His Spirit, let the fruit grow ...' - Fan into a flame the gift you've been given (23.7.17)
- 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time - 'Rummaging in our personal haversacks' - What's really important? (30.7.17)
- Feast of the Transfiguration of Jesus Christ - Brave & generous women! Missionary appeal by the Sisters of Divine Love (6.8.17)
- 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Faith, Reason, Symbolism & Delight (13.8.17)
- 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Mary's rightful place in the Catholic Church (20.8.17) Videod & Subtitled
- 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time - Who do YOU say Jesus is? Canon Thomas O'Connor (27.8.17)
- 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time - Self Fulfillment & Service (3.9.17)
- 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time - Forgiveness & Human Dignity (10.9.17)
- 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Anger & Resentment (17.9.17)
- 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time - The dignity of work & the mercy of God (24.9.17)
- 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Change your life, come to God - even at the last hour Canon Thomas O'Connor (1.10.17)
- 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time - We want the safe way to God, but God is often found in difficult situations, and through profound self examination (8.10.17)
- 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time - ‘Many are called but few are chosen.’ The way to everlasting life (15.10.17)
- 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time - The message of Jesus is always about change in our own hearts, and a genuine concern for everyone (22.10.17)
- 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time - 'The importance of ritual, repetition and tradition in our worship and daily lives.' (29.10.11)
- 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time - 'The greatest among you must be your servant.' (5.11.17)
- 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time - A Catholic take on Remembrance Sunday (12.11.17)
- 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time - Pastoral Letter on Caritas Leeds "Faith through Loving Service" (19.11.17)
- Christ the King - Christ, The Servant King (26.11.17)
Year B
- 1st Sunday of Advent - An open mind opens us now to the coming of God into our lives (3.12.17)
- 2nd Sunday of Advent - Conquer the 'wilderness (10.12.17)
- 3rd Sunday of Advent - Who, me, a prophet?! (17.12.17)
- 4th Sunday of Advent - Let go of doubt, pride & resentment, & truly see the glory of the Lord (24.12.17)
- Feast of the Holy Family - 'Eat McCain's oven chips, and happiness will be yours!' (31.12.17)
- Solemnity of Mary - 'Behold, the desired of all nations is outside, knocking at your door' [St Bernard's Homily on Mary the Mother of God] (1.1.18)
- Epiphany - (7.1.18)
- 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time - "What do you want?" The real secret of fulfilment, contentment and peace (14.1.18)
- 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time - 'So our faces (& hearts) display Your likeness...' (21.1.18)
- 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Divine words of comfort, liberation and hope (28.1.18)
- 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Pastoral Letter on the Permanent Diaconate, Bishop Marcus (4.2.18)
- 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Emergency Appeal by the St Vincent's Support Centre Leeds (11.2.18)
- 1st Sunday in Lent - (18.2.18)
- 2nd Sunday in Lent - Transfiguration in ourselves & others (25.2.18)
- 3rd Sunday in Lent - (4.3.18)
- 4th Sunday in Lent - (11.3.18)
- 5th Sunday in Lent - (18.3.18)
- Palm Sunday - Short exhortation to enter into the spirit of Holy Week & the Triduum (25.3.18)
- Easter Sunday - (1.4.18)
- 2nd Sunday in Easter - (8.4.18)
- 3rd Sunday in Easter - Jesus Christ the messenger of God. The Catholic Church the messenger of God (15.4.18)
- 4th Sunday in Easter - Good Shepherd Sunday 'Here I am Lord, I come to do Your will.' (22.4.18)
- 5th Sunday in Easter - Confirmation weekend (29.4.18)
- 6th Sunday in Easter - (6.5.18)
- 7th Sunday in Easter - Refreshed and renewed in the service of God, and His Catholic Church (13.5.18)
- Pentecost - Love, obedience & service, in the power of the Holy Spirit (20.5.18)
- Trinity - We relate to One God - Father, Son and Spirit (27.5.18)
- Solemnity of Corpus Christi - 'This IS My Body, This IS My Blood - DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME (3.6.18)
- 10th Sunday in Ordinary Time - We are all brothers and sisters together in Christ's Church. "Anyone who does the will of God - that person is my brother and sister and mother." (10.6.18)
- 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Fan into a flame the gift you've been given (17.6.18)
- Nativity of John the Baptist - John the Baptist - 'Counter Cultural'. To be a Christian is to be 'Counter Cultural' (24.6.18)
- 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time - God's power overcomes death & supports us in times of deep distress (1.7.18)
- 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time - We Christians - the hands & feet of Jesus today - are called to Mission & to share in the provision of Pastoral Care for everyone (8.7.18)
- 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time - How to pray, to be still & place ourselves in the Presence of God (15.7.18)
- 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Sacrificial service. Jesus is our model of service, for the church & the world. (22.7.18)
- 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Charity, Selflessness, Gentleness and Patience are not simply OPTIONS for those who bear the name Christian. (29.7.18)
- 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time - God has 'set His seal on Jesus', our Bread of Life (5.8.18)
- 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time - The Eucharist 'Strength for today & bright hope for tomorrow ... ' (12.8.18)
- 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time - The rightful place of Mary in Catholic belief & practice [Preached during the annual crowning of Our Lady's statue] (19.8.18)
- 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time - "If you will not serve the Lord, choose today whom you wish to serve" (26.8.18)
- 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time - Experience the real, tangible Jesus in the sacraments of the Church (2.9.18)
- 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time - 'He has done all things well.' The miracles of Jesus encourage us to reflect the compassion & the love of God (9.9.18)
- 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time - The Epistle of St James - Faith AND Good Works, are the mark of the true Christian (16.9.18)
- 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time - True greatness does not come from having power & influence over people, but consists in humble service (23.9.18)
- 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time - 'Confession is good for the soul' (30.9.18)
- 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Christian marriage - in this, & all our relationships, we ask for God’s blessing. Cannon Thomas O'Connor (7.10.18)
- 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Make a new beginning - give a generous heart to the Lord. Canon Thomas O'Connor (14.10.18)
- 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Silence opens us to the Presence of God, & the message of His Son (21.10.18)
- 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time - 'Go out to the whole world ... teach them to observe all I have given to you' Fr John Gerard, White Fathers Missionary Appeal (28.10.18)
- 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time - For the Christian, faithful to the teaching of Jesus - EVERYONE is our neighbour (4.11.18)
- 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time - (11.11.18) Transcription unavailable
- 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time - Catholic Christianity, a rock in a turbulent sea of change, uncertainty, relativism & atheism (18.11.18)
- Christ the King - The unique claims of Christianity - Jesus Christ, Divine Mediator, Prophet & Redeemer (25.11.18)
Year C [December 2018 – November 2019]
- 1st Sunday of Advent - ‘Stay awake’ to the promptings of the Spirit. Recognise anew the Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. (2.12.18)
- 2nd Sunday of Advent - Don’t conform yourselves to the standards of the world - model your lives on Christ (9.12.18)
- 3rd Sunday of Advent - Knowing, loving & serving Jesus, brings believers a deep & lasting JOY (16.12.18)
- 4th Sunday of Advent - John the Baptist leapt in the womb of Elizabeth at the approach of Jesus’ mother. Coincidence? Like Elizabeth, be open in our lives, to all the subtle promptings of the Holy Spirit. (23.12.18)
- Christmas - Gaze upon the Crib. Behold the wonder of God become man for us. ‘The Word was made flesh, and lived among us’ Venite adoremus Dominum! (25.12.18)
- Feast of the Holy Family - In our family relationships, we do the best with what life throws at us, through the grace of God. (30.12.18)
- Solemnity of Mary - Mary, the symbol of our call to bring Christ to the world. Happy Evangelisation! (1.1.19)
- Epiphany of the Lord - Our lives should be signs of the presence of Christ in the world. There’s more to life than ‘eat, drink and be merry…’. (6.1.19)
- Baptism of the Lord - “You are my son, my daughter, my beloved. My favour rests on you”. We hear that voice deep in our hearts in moments of great faith and profound prayer. (13.1.19)
- 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time - Our task as servants - “We have to grace situations that we may transform their water into wine (& bring to those situations) the joy of God, & His overflowing grace.” (20.1.19)
- 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time - Ponder the Word. When we hear the Word of God read to us at Mass, are we open & humble enough to expect & accept a message that speaks to our situation. (27.1.19)
- 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time - (3.2.19)
- 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Canon Thomas O'Connor (10.2.19)