Mary Mother of God: Becoming God-Bearers this New Year
Homily given on Sunday 1st January 2023 (Solemnity of Mary Mother of God). Can anything good come from Nazareth? In St John’s Gospel,...
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Dec 14, 20223 min read
Has God abandoned us?
Homily on Spiritual Desolation for the feast of St John of the Cross, given at Sacred Heart Church (Jersey) on Wednesday 14 December...
Nov 27, 20225 min read
Always Christmas, never winter?
Are we preparing for Christ’s coming or are we just shopping for Christmas? In a world where it's "Always Christmas, never winter" what...
Nov 16, 20225 min read
"Feed my sheep" - Handing on the faith with St Edmund and St Albert the Great
Homily for the Solemnity of St Edmund of Abingdon, Principal Co-Patron Saint of the Diocese of Portsmouth. Gospel John 21:15-17. A couple...
Nov 9, 20224 min read
A Feast day for a Church?!
Homily for the Feast of the dedication of the Lateran Basilica, 9 November 2022. Ask anyone which Church is the Cathedral Church of Rome...
Nov 6, 20225 min read
Should I eat the pork? 2 Maccabees and the Virtue of Fortitude
Homily on the martyrdom of the Maccabees and the virtue of Fortitude, given for the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time at St Bernadette's and...
Nov 5, 20225 min read
Laying down our lives in Humility
Sermon for the Memorial of St Charles Borromeo, 4th November 2022, given at St Thomas' Church, Jersey. Readings: Romans 12:3-13 and John...
Nov 1, 20225 min read
Why all the Saints?
Homily given on 1st November 2022 - the Solemnity of All Saints, at St Thomas' Church, Jersey. Readings: Apocalypse 7:2-4,9-14, 1 John...
Sep 21, 20223 min read
Nobody is beyond the mercy of God
Homily for the Feast of Saint Matthew - preached at St Thomas' Church, Jersey, on Wednesday 21st September 2022. Gospel reading Matthew...
Sep 20, 20229 min read
Win friends in heaven: not useless wealth on earth
Christian Reflections on the Market, Marx, and the Monarchy - Homily for Sunday 18th September 2022 - 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, on...
Aug 4, 20228 min read
Death is not the End
Homily for the funeral of my Grandfather, Hedley Guillou, on 4th August 2022 at St Joseph's Catholic Church in Guernsey. Readings: Romans...
Jul 10, 20229 min read
Jesus the Good Samaritan
Homily for Sunday 10th July 2022 - St Edmund Campion & the Annunciation Catholic Churches, Charminster. (Luke 10: 25-37 from the Jerusalem B
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