Every year I write a plethora of sermons for Holy Week. I had one or two less to write this year, thanks to Fr Clive, but it’s still a...

Today we start again to tell the story of a week which changed the world so much that we still have to almost act it out every year in...

Today in the gospel we hear about standing together and showing solidarity, even when it might be costly to us, and that we can answer...

Today, on the Fourth Sunday of Lent, known as Laetare  Sunday, the sombre purple of Lent softens into rose. Thinking what to say today, I...

So many things are done to us to make us think one way or another way. Headlines in newspapers, particularly online, often bear little...

I remember visiting the former East Germany when I was a lot younger, the cobbled motorways, the strange food, particularly dishes based...

Suffering, loneliness, illness are things that nobody wants. We do our best to get rid of them. Doctors, nurses, researchers, social...

Today is Candlemas, a pivotal point in the year. Traditionally it was when winter began to close up, supplies of food were maybe scarce,...

We tend to blame things that we do on things we have not done. Hence I sat on a bus in London some years ago listening to someone being...

Imagine a special parish event—a joyful occasion, perhaps even a visit from the bishop. Everything’s going well. We’ve had a lovely Mass,...