Bishop John Sherrington Homilies and Addresses

Why do good people suffer? If God created the world as good, why do we find the realities of physical and moral evil in the world; physical evil in suffering caused either by natural disasters or sickness; moral evil in the human capacity to…Read more

The Mass this evening is offered for the souls of all those who have died during the pandemic. We pray that the Lord may welcome them home into the promise of eternal life in heaven where they will shine with the glory of the saints. May they…Read more

Today is the 54th anniversary of the passing of the Abortion Act in 1967. We grieve for the death of so many children, unborn lives, by legal abortion, almost 10 million since that date. We remember those women who carry the pain and burden of…Read more

I am delighted to join you this morning to celebrate the college feast of Saint John Henry Newman and to welcome all the students and staff to Our Lady of Willesden. Early this morning, I have just returned from blessing the food bank at the…Read more

Today is a day of great hope as we celebrate this Mass, the blessing of the new buildings at the Salvatorian College and thank God for his abundant blessings. It is a day of great hope for the Salvatorian community who founded the College in 1926…Read more

Given at the Profession of Faith & Oath of Fidelity at Mater Ecclesiae College, Twickenham on22 It is a joy to be gathered together again and in particular to celebrate the taking of the Profession of Faith and the Oath of Fidelity by all those…Read more

‘We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you because by your Holy Cross you have redeemed the world.’ These familiar words with which we commence each Station of the Cross relate us immediately with the Via Dolorosa and the many times that we…Read more

Today we come to the Holy House at Walsingham, clearly not able to travel but in heart, mind, and soul. We are summoned by the Holy Spirit in the same way that Richeldis de Faverches was called to come and build the Holy House in 1061. We unite…Read more

Today we celebrate the opening of the new school year, and pray that we may see the Good Things of the Lord (Videte Bona Domini) in the lives of the students and their families. New uniforms, too large, a bit uncomfortable, there’s excitement,…Read more

Given on 22nd June at St Paul’s, Wood Green, as part of the parish’s annual novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help from 18th June to 26th June. In 2021, to mark the Year of St Joseph, the parish invited 10 preachers to speak about the figure of…Read more

On 17 Centre for the Art of Dying Well at St Mary’s University, Twickenham. The speakers also included Sr Rita Dawson MBE and Edward McGuigan from St Margaret of Scotland Hospice and Professor Julia Riley, Visiting Professor of Palliative…Read more

This homily was given by Bishop John Sherrington at a Mass for seminarians to receive the ministry of lector and admission to candidacy, celebrated at Allen Hall on 29 Today we keep the memory of St Paul VI. In his homily at the Mass of…Read more

Jakub, Marco, my brothers, two images shine through your ordination liturgy to the diaconate today, one is that of herald, the other servant. After your ordination, I will present you with the Book of Gospels and say the words, ‘Receive the…Read more