Prefer nothing to the work of God: bringing the Monastery into our daily lives
St Paul tells us in the second reading (Rom. 8:9,11-13) "Your interests are not in the unspiritual, but in the spiritual" - today I offer...
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Jul 4, 20236 min read
God is our Father not our Butler: Prayer and Hospitality
How do we see God? How is our relationship with Him? What is our prayer like? Is God just our "Cosmic Butler" or is he a real Father to...
Jun 29, 20234 min read
Immovable and Irresistible: the Faith we have inherited
This feast of Ss. Peter and Paul reminds us of our identity and our Mission: our identity is rooted in the immovable truth, bound and...
Jun 26, 20236 min read
Our Mission as Prophets
In Baptism every Christian is made Priest, Prophet and King; Old Testament Prophets like Jeremiah (the "weeping prophet") teach us about...
Jun 17, 20233 min read
Mary stored up these things in her heart
The Gospel for the Memorial of Mary's Immaculate Heart ("the Finding of Jesus in the Temple" Luke 2:41-51) teaches us to follow after the ex
Jun 11, 20237 min read
Receive worthily in body and soul
The Solemnity of Corpus Christi (the Body and Blood of Christ) is centred on devotion to Jesus Christ, who we believe is truly present in...
Jun 4, 20237 min read
The mystery of the Trinity: like a river flowing into a dry valley
Trying to understand the mystery of the Holy Trinity is like trying to fit the whole ocean into a tiny hole in the ground...
May 31, 20233 min read
Don't Clericalise the Laity
Whenever we talk about the priesthood of all believers, we often get confused and try to make lay Catholics into missionaries
May 21, 20236 min read
The Example of Rolando Rivi - In suffering: pray for others
What does Rolando Rivi have to do with today's readings, and what can we learn from his example?
May 16, 20233 min read
The witness of our freedom
God saves Paul and Silas from an earthly prison and, through freeing them, frees their guard and his whole household from the prison of sin
May 14, 20237 min read
Our Divine Life in the Breath of Divine Love
Jesus today reveals our place in the divine life - bound to Him in the same breath of love by which he is bound to the Father: He...
May 9, 20233 min read
The war is won, but we do not have peace!
Today marks 78 years since Jersey and Guernsey were liberated from the Nazi occupation. Time to reflect on our true liberation! Happy...
May 7, 20235 min read
What is the Priesthood of all believers?
In the Second Reading, Saint Peter describes the Christian faithful as a "Royal Priesthood" - and yet we set aside men to be "priests."...
May 4, 20234 min read
Love the Eucharist like the Martyrs
To the English Martyrs the Eucharist was so precious it was worth dying for: can we say the same for ourselves? By little acts of...
Apr 7, 20233 min read
They shall look upon the one whom they have pierced
The Cross is the gateway to heaven: none may enter without passing under it, and all good gifts flow from heaven through the Cross....
Apr 2, 20234 min read
Barabbas - Son of the Father
Homily for Palm Sunday 2023 - Year A - St Matthew's Passion. Not this man. Free Barabbas. What a difference a day can make: at the...
Mar 19, 20234 min read
God calls us for our weakness
Homily for Laetare Sunday on Vocation, the choosing of David as King (1 Samuel 16) and trust in the Lord. When we were little boys, my...
Feb 26, 20236 min read
Beating the Devil's crafty tricks
How did the Devil tempt Eve to eat the forbidden fruit? How does he tempt us today? Homily for the First Sunday of Lent. When I was a...
Feb 12, 20236 min read
Talking about Sin
When we talk about sin, we very easily fall into three errors: (1) treating it just like a list of rules and regulations, (2) believing...
Jan 18, 20234 min read
Withered hands and withered minds
Yesterday Jesus said "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath" today he asks the pharisees "is it against the law on the...
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