Liturgical Index
Solemnity of All Saints
A few days before he
died my father said to me 'I know my sins but still I hope some day to see
God'. He said a lot of other things in those... more »
Today we honour the countless holy men and women who have loved God and loved neighbour fully in their lives. As the first reading from the book of... more »
It's always sad to meet someone with a lack of imagination. Not the kind of imagination you need to think about mythical creatures like dragons,... more »
It is said that Pope John Paul II canonised more Saints, and created more Cardinals, than any one of his predecessors. Could it be that such large... more »
As the year moves on once more towards its end, and the daylight hours grow shorter, we begin to think again of those who have gone before us in... more »
An elegant Italian lady strode up to me. 'Look at this!' she commanded. I obeyed and surveyed the scene. It was the folk Mass, best described as... more »
Listening to homilies isn't everyone's idea of having a good time. One of the benefits of being a preacher, you might think, is getting to inflict... more »
The celebration of a feast of All the Martyrs goes back to the first centuries AD, according to the testimony of St Ephrem of Damascus and St John... more »
Every celebration of the Church is really a celebration of the goodness, the love, the truth, the holiness of God.On Trinity Sunday, the Church... more »
All Saints is the feast of the ordinary saints of the church, the huge number, impossible to count of every nation, race, tribe and language.It is... more »
When I was the Chaplain at St Dominic’s Primary School in London, I asked a Year 4 class to help me prepare the Mass for the whole school on... more »
