Cardinal's Homilies

Today we begin our celebration of Holy Week, walking in step with our Lord and Master, Jesus, the Christ. We have begun with His entry into Jerusalem, with its shouts of Hosanna, re-enacted in our procession into the Cathedral. This event to...Read more

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Jesus Christ,  Leprosy is a terrible disease, still disfiguring many people and communities in the world today. In the Readings at Mass today we hear a great deal about leprosy. We heard, in the Book of Leviticus, ...Read more

My sisters and brothers, if we were celebrating this day tomorrow, as we really should be, then we would have just heard the cry of Simeon uttered in the Temple in Jerusalem. We remember that 'guided by the Spirit', Simeon took the child in hi...Read more

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Jesus Christ,  I hope that during these last few days you have managed to visit the crib. It's still there, waiting for you to make that visit, especially today, on the Feast of the Holy Family.  Come with me and l...Read more

On this night of festivities and holiday let the recent words of Pope Francis ring out clearly:  'Christmas is the feast of faith in the Son of God who became man in order to restore us to our filial dignity, lost through sin and disobedienc...Read more

There are words of St Paul that often gnaw away at my conscience, especially on occasions as splendid as this. St Paul cries out: 'Woe to me if I do not preach the Gospel' (1 Cor 9:16). His warning troubles me, as I am sure it does many bishop...Read more

These words from Psalm 26 are to be found on the inside page of our Mass booklet for this Requiem Mass, immediately below the names of our brother priests for whom we pray this evening: Canon John McDonald; Canon Charles Acton; Canon Peter Gilburt...Read more

It is my pleasure to welcome you all to Westminster Cathedral, for this Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, surely a highlight of the gathering of the Bishops of the Eastern Catholic Churches of Europe. I welcome in particular His Beatitude Arch...Read more

Given at the memorial Mass for Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor at Westminster Cathedral on 4 The words of St Paul that we have heard this evening remind us that, here among us, there is a great range of gifts and talents. He also insists they a...Read more

Given at the closing Mass of the Lourdes pilgrimage at the Grotto on 28th July 2017 Yesterday we met and celebrated Mass under a terebinth. Today we meet and celebrate Mass under a rock.  God spoke to Gideon under the tree. Gabriel spoke to Ma...Read more

Given at the International Mass in the Basilica of St Pius X in Lourdes on Wednesday 26th July 2017  This year in Lourdes, we ponder on the words 'The Lord has done great things for me!', words of Mary found in the Gospel of St Luke as we h...Read more

Excerpt of the homily given at the Service of Reconciliation in the Basilica of St Pius X in Lourdes, Monday 24th July 2017 There is one thought I would like you to hear and remember this evening. It is this. Reconciliation is the sister of Bapt...Read more

There is no doubt that this is a very special occasion. I congratulate each and every one of you on the achievements realised today in this graduation ceremony. Well done indeed!  There is also no doubt that this is a very special location: the ...Read more