by Michael McG | Jan 13, 2023 | Homilies
March 2 2023 will mark 100 years since Cardinal Basil Hume was born. By the time of his death, he was a much admired and respected figure in the country and greatly loved within his own Catholic community.The approach to his centenary gave Emeritus Bishop of...
by webmaster | Jul 12, 2009 | Homilies
Saint Joseph’s, Pickering 12th July 2009 Isn’t it amazing how when things go badly we immediately turn to God and pray for all we are worth. We can sail through life, just getting on with the ordinary day to day things, not giving too much thought to God’s...
by webmaster | Jul 5, 2009 | Homilies
Thanksgiving Mass celebrating 137 years of service in education in the Diocese of Middlesbrough by the Faithful Companions of Jesus 5 July 2009 We have just heard in the Gospel: You did not choose me, no, I chose you; and I have commissioned you to go out and to bear...
by webmaster | Jun 29, 2009 | Homilies
for XT3 180 seconds June 2009 You can’t give what you haven’t got. It is a simple truth that most of us live by. If we don’t have the faith we can’t pass it on. Jesus asks a simple straightforward question in the gospel, “Who do people say the Son of Man...
by webmaster | Jun 25, 2009 | Homilies
at Stanbrook Abbey, Crief Farm, Wass 25 June 2009 Lord, by your cross and resurrection you have set us free. You are the Saviour of the world We are called to be part of God’s priestly, prophetic and royal people. We know that; we take it for granted. It should...
by webmaster | Jun 19, 2009 | Homilies
of Marc Lyden-Smith, John Moriarty, and Séan O’Brien Ushaw College – 19 June 2009 For years now, you have been wondering if you had a vocation. Sometimes certain; other times, not so sure, you continued to listen, to pray, to discern, to test yourself and...
