Liturgical Index
Christmas
As editor of this
website, it is my job to ask friars, when their turn comes up, to provide a
sermon. In the case of Christmas, they always ask... more »
It was in the night that these shepherds beheld a most amazing thing. It was seen first by just a few, those assigned to watch, but then they awoke... more »
Not many people love the night. It can be a time of fear and uncertainty. Sometimes it is a time of death. Scientists tell us that our body rhythms... more »
'The Word became Flesh and dwelt amongst us.' (John 1.14)
With these words John goes to the very heart of the meaning of Christmas. He... more »
Up until the twentieth century there were two great mysteries of human existence: life and death. The twentieth century saw the advent of a third... more »
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.It was not so with us at our beginning. We did not mark our entrance... more »
The first visitors to the infant Jesus that St Matthew mentions are 'wise men from the East', the Magi, led by their astrology, and consultation via... more »
One of the most arresting insights into what we celebrate at Christmas comes in a line of a carol: 'See, within a manger lies he who made the starry... more »
A friend of mine was abroad for a year and after he returned he discovered that the pubs were now serving something strange and wonderful -... more »
This morning we are celebrating the birthday of God. This birthday is unlike our own. On our birthdays we celebrate -- or lament -- all the years... more »
Christianity lives within the wonder first sketched out by the prophet Isaiah. On the one hand there is the thrice-Holy divine Mystery beyond and... more »
Caesar Augustus issued a decree and set the whole world moving. What power there is in a word. Caesar speaks and everyone is uprooted. They all... more »
Cycle: C - 25th December 2012: Freed for Joy
“The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light.” At last, the journeys’ end. For there have been different paths. Mary... more »
