Bishop Nicholas Hudson Addresses and Homilies
'God has chosen what is foolish in the world to shame the wise,' says Saint Paul.Saint Agnes must have been considered very foolish – in the sense used by Paul.She must have been considered foolish to let herself be put to death. Why? Because…Read more
Do you remember watching European football on television in the 1990s? There was often someone to be seen in the crowd behind the goal with a placard. It read invariably, “John 3, 16”. Just that: “John 3, 16”. “God so loved the world…Read more
So, we come to take our leave of Lourdes. Bernadette said leaving Lourdes was the greatest sacrifice of her life. But she knew she must leave. We hear in today’s Gospel how Jesus was followed by crowds. Well, the same was happening to…Read more
What’s your favourite place in Lourdes?It’s a nice question to ask yourself.I’m struck by how many people tell me it’s this place, the City of the Trees.It’s certainly one of mine – not least because it’s so easy to meditate here on…Read more
1. LOVE Love. People's love for the Church! That's what has most impressed me about this Synodal process - the way it's brought out people's love for this complex reality which is the Church. I'd experienced this very strongly already...Read more
"Repent, and believe in the Gospel." That is the phrase that always comes into my mind when I hear the word "conversion". "Repent, and believe in the Gospel," the words spoken by the one who distributes the Ashes on the first day of...Read more
From Mount Nebo, Moses saw the Promised Land. I was deeply moved to stand there a year ago with Bishops from diverse countries who form the Holy Land Coordination. We looked down onto the River Jordan as it flowed into the Dead Sea, the lowest...Read more
Do you remember watching European football on television in the 1990s? There was often someone to be seen in the crowd behind the goal with a placard. It read invariably, "John 3, 16". Just that: "John 3, 16". "God so loved the world...Read more
Presentation to ACTA on 28th June 2023 What struck me most forcibly at our gathering for the Continental Stage in Prague was 'the transformative power of listening'. It was a phrase used by one of the bishops in a sharing group. We were...Read more
Dear Candidates, this is an amazing building, isn't it? I once brought an American friend to come and see the Cathedral. She was a very spiritual person. Before we walked in, I thought I'd better prepare her. I told her she'd notice that...Read more
Fear Romero was afraid. He knew the hour had come. But he also knew that, if he should pass through the waters, God would still be alongside him. As he wrote, in his last retreat, just weeks before death, "It is not easy to accept a violent...Read more
It is wonderful to be together on the banks of the River Jordan. To think of the hordes that gathered here when they heard that John was baptising! The whole of Judea and the all people of Jerusalem, Mark tells us, were here! It's not that...Read more
'May the Lord let his face shine on you, Holy Father.' This is surely the prayer we raise to heaven this night for our dear Pope Emeritus. The very same blessing as we hear the Lord bestow on the sons of Israel, we ask him now to bestow on this...Read more
Did you know that Fr Moses is your 8th Parish Priest? And, by my reckoning, he's the 41st priest to have served here in Archway! The induction of a new Parish Priest always marks the start of a new chapter in the life of a parish. It's a...Read more
I think often about the people who are buried in this place. One has a sense of waiting with them for the resurrection of the dead. Cardinal Hume back there, Cardinal Heenan just here, Cardinal Cormac over there. I think most of us know Cardinal...Read more
Jesus is emphatic. Twice he tells us today, "Anyone who eats this bread will live forever." And Carlo was equally clear. "The Eucharist is my highway to heaven", he would say. He believed, "You go straight to heaven if you participate...Read more