Goodbye to Jersey! Feast of St Dominic
Next Thursday I will be leaving Jersey after two years here as Assistant Priest, in order to resume my studies in Rome! It has been a...
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Jul 75 min read
My power is best in weakness
One of our society's greatest ills is a mortal fear of being weak, or vulnerable, or dependent on others. It goes against everything we...
Jun 305 min read
Peter, Paul, and the Beautiful Game (sort of)
I have a Confession to make. I realise that it’s our national sport, and that everyone good Englishman is supposed to like it, but I have...
Apr 285 min read
Quieten your conscience
Our Consciences help us to make decisions between right and wrong, but if they are not formed by the truth; by the natural and divine...
Apr 145 min read
How to prepare for Confession
To understand why we celebrate Easter, why it is so important a feast day, we need a stronger understanding of sin and a deeper...
Apr 85 min read
What is true Freedom?
Real freedom means being free to choose what is really good for us, unclouded by slavery to our disordered passions. On this feast of the...
Apr 85 min read
Happy are those who have not seen
We often unfairly malign Saint Thomas, calling him "doubting" as if we would have immediately believed that Jesus was back from the dead....
Mar 315 min read
A small amount of yeast to leaven the world
Bread is the staple food in our part of the world - it's no surprise then that bread and yeast take on immense significance in the...
Mar 304 min read
Ours were the sufferings he bore
The wounds of Christ are a reflection of our own sins: in Him we see the grotesqueness of what we have done. Good Friday calls us to true...
Mar 295 min read
He showed how perfect His love was
"Having loved His own in the world, He showed how perfect His love was." At the last supper Jesus does three things: He shows us what His...
Mar 245 min read
This week we die with Christ
We began Holy Week this morning by processing into the Church, waving palm branches, mimicking Christ's entry into Jerusalem. By this we...
Mar 105 min read
A sigh of relief: rejoice you who are in mourning
Why, on two Sundays of the year, does the priest wear pink (Rose) and what is the difference between "Gaudete" and "Laetare" which we...
Feb 255 min read
What are you willing to sacrifice?
Sometimes the Apostles seem to be a bit thick: immediately before today's Gospel Jesus spells it out for them "the Son of Man must...
Feb 136 min read
Al Pacino, Leprosy, and Sin
When Jesus heals the visible reality of sickness is a stand-in for the invisible reality of Sin: He heals the visible sickness to lend...
Jan 285 min read
Have you come to destroy us?
Do youwant see Christ as Saviour or as Destroyer? Love is the key filter!
Dec 26, 20234 min read
Christmas Day: the Light in the Darkness
John's Prologue calls Jesus the "Light of the World" - he entered the darkness and shone so that we might become light. By seeking after...
Dec 24, 20235 min read
Christmas Eve: Remember your dignity!
The Gospel calls Jesus "Emmanuel" - which means "God with us". This feast of Christmas reminds us of our dignity - that before the first...
Dec 3, 20235 min read
You will not be allowed to keep what you have refused to give to others
As we look forward to Christ's coming kingdom, we remember the Gospel for the feast of Christ the King - and it's call to works of...
Nov 29, 20234 min read
Subject on earth and called to heaven - the Feast of Christ the King
For the last few months, our Gospel readings have more-often-than-not begun in much the same way, with Jesus saying “the Kingdom of...
Nov 12, 20234 min read
God does not abandon us
War can shatter Faith - in the midst of great suffering we find ourselves crying out to God with the Crucified Christ "Why have you...
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