Preaching by Leon Pereira O.P.

fr. Leon Kuriakos Pereira is Prior and Parish Priest of Holy Cross, Leicester, and the editor of torch.op.org

18 November 2007: He Leadeth Me

Thirty-Third Sunday of the Year (C)

fr Leon Pereira contrasts foolish bravado with true faith in God's grace. (Read more...)

7 October 2007: Guns and Roses

Twenty-Seventh Sunday of the Year (C)

fr Leon Pereira is neither an optimist nor a pessimist. (Read more...)

25 December 2006: Alpha es et O

Christmas

fr Leon Pereira tells of the unconquerable love of God revealed in the incarnation. (Read more...)

1 November 2006: For All the Saints

Solemnity of All Saints

fr Leon Pereira reminds us that the Liturgy is the Church's sharing in the worship of the Blessed in Heaven. (Read more...)

15 June 2006: Food that's Simply Divine

The Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) (B)

fr Leon Pereira suggests that the Blessed Sacrament is not to be toyed with. (Read more...)

8 December 2005: Younger than Sin

Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception

fr Leon Pereira shows us how the Immaculate Conception gives us the promise of eternal youth. A sermon for the Third Sunday of Advent can be found here. (Read more...)

30 October 2005: It's Nicer Not To Be Needed

Thirty-First Sunday of the Year (A)

fr Leon Pereira knows that he doesn't do God any favours. (Read more...)

9 October 2005: A Feast of Fat Things

Twenty-Eighth Sunday of the Year (A)

fr Leon Pereira offers consolation for those who find little pleasure in a low-fat diet. (Read more...)

21 August 2005: You are Rock

Twenty-First Sunday of the Year (A)

fr Leon Pereira contrasts the rock of Peter's faith with the shifting sands of fashion. (Read more...)

27 March 2005: Triumph over Life

Easter Sunday (A)

fr Leon Pereira reminds us that the Resurrection is much more than a happy ending. (Read more...)

15 August 2004: You and the ark of your strength

Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

fr. Leon Pereira draws attention to how Scripture sees our Lady as the ark of the new covenant. (Read more...)

21 September 2003: Not for the weak?

Twenty-Fifth Sunday of the Year (B)

fr. Leon Pereira preaches on the weakness of Christ and Christians. (Read more...)