April 29, 2018 Fifth Sunday of Easter
The gospel we have just read describes communion; in fact, it insists on communion. Firstly, what is communion? Communion is the oneness of love in which God lives in himself as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Our God is not a lonely God; he is three divine persons in one...
April 22, 2018 Fourth Sunday of Easter Homily
The Holy Father is the shepherd of the universal Church. Every bishop is the shepherd of his diocese. Every parish priest is the shepherd of his parish. Parents are the shepherds of their children. Being a shepherd is not easy; being a good shepherd is even more difficult. There are...
April 15, 2018 Third Sunday of Easter Homily
The question of the existence of God is fundamental to the human journey. It used to be a question taken for granted: of course God exists! Men and women in past ages from every nation on the earth have raised their heads to a supreme being. They gave expression to...
April 8, 2018 Divine Mercy Sunday Homily
What must it have felt like to be there on that first Easter morn? Imagine yourself a disciple. You awaken, still aching with the emptiness that comes after the death of a beloved friend. Jesus is gone. You ask yourself how you will live without Him. You might think of all the words...
April 1, 2018 Easter Sunday Homily
After the numbing senselessness and cruelty of Friday afternoon and the bleak despair of the day and night which followed we come to the experience of Sunday morning – when life, unexpectedly, once again takes on meaning. Although the tomb is empty this is no proof that Christ is risen....
March 31, 2018 Holy Saturday Vigil Homily
It is Easter – the end of another long Lent. But it isn’t the end. Lent stirs up anticipation for Easter and we have arrived. Where and how do we find ourselves? Is it a new beginning for us? No matter how many times we have celebrated Easter it is...