Cardinal's Homilies
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Jesus Christ,
In two weeks' time, Blessed John Henry Newman will be declared a saint of the Church. This is a joyful moment, indeed. The life of this great English figure of nineteenth-century Church life is held be...Read more
Leadership today is a challenging vocation! This is true not only in the Church but, as we all know, in public and political life, too. So today we do well to pray earnestly for Abbot Dominic as he receives the Abbatial Blessing and is solemnly en...Read more
The letter to the Hebrews, as we have just heard, sets out the challenge of those who want to follow Jesus. It tells us to 'keep running steadily in the race we have started ... for the sake of the joy which is still in the future' (Hebrews 12:1-2...Read more
'Come Holy Ghost, Creator come, from thy bright heavenly throne. Come take possession of our souls and make them all thine own.'
These are the words we shall sing, in a few moments, at a central part of this ceremony of the ordination to the prie...Read more
This is the family of God. This is our International Mass, bringing together people from around the world. We are so glad to be here, to be together, to celebrate the presence of our Beloved Lord, together with Mary. She has called us to Lourdes. ...Read more
This also gives me a chance to encourage you all to continue to make the best use of the gifts that you have been given by God and that you have used to arrive at this mark of achievement, so far. By reminding you that gifts are something that we ...Read more
I welcome you all to this celebration of Holy Mass on the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus as we give thanks for the gift of diocesan priesthood and ask for God's blessing. I welcome especially the representatives of the diocesan priests, wh...Read more
Introduction:
I welcome you all to this celebration of Holy Mass which marks the 20th Anniversary of the death of Cardinal Basil Hume. Yes, this evening we pray for him. And, relying on God's great mercy, we trust that he will remember us in hi...Read more
Some time ago, I was given this: the programme for St Mary's College Prize Day for 1958! It evoked many interesting memories including a performance by Victor McLellan of a trumpet voluntary that I still remember well. But I had to hunt long and...Read more
Today we give thanks for the 175 years in which the Sisters of Mercy have worked and ministered in this Diocese of Westminster, based first in Queen Square, in Bloomsbury, and then, since 1851, here at St Edward's Convent.
Back in 2006, on 11...Read more
My brothers and sisters, each year I look forward so much to this Mass of the celebration of marriage, the celebrations of your wedding anniversaries. You fill this Cathedral with joy, and your presence inspires in me a real confidence that in our...Read more
The title on the Mass booklet for this evening is very clear: 'Mass for New Catholics'. And so it is.
I welcome most warmly to the Cathedral this evening all who have newly come into full communion with the Catholic Church during this year,...Read more
BEFORE MASS
This morning, as we celebrate the Risen Christ, I ask you to have foremost in your prayers the people of Sri Lanka as they face the dreadful deeds of death that have devastated their community this morning. We pray for those who hav...Read more
Tonight is a family party. It's a big family, and so a big party!
At a family 'do' we happily reminisce. 'Do you remember when this happened?' 'How on earth did we get out of that mess?' 'Remember Auntie May?' Memory is such an ...Read more
Given by Cardinal Nichols at the Solemn Commemoration of the Passion of the Lord, Good Friday, 19
This is the hour. The hour of Jesus has come.Â
Jesus often said, as at the wedding feast of Cana, that his hour had not yet come. But now that...Read more
With this Mass of the Lord's Supper we enter into the Sacred Triduum. These three days mark the suffering, death and resurrection of Jesus, the Christ, the anointed one of the Father. This evening we are invited by the Lord to begin our sharing ...Read more