Cardinal's Homilies
We have just heard from St Paul some words that I would really like you to keep in mind and that I would really like to explore with you this evening in quite a serious way.
St Paul invites us to understand the depths he sees in the mystery of Ch...Read more
In a few minutes, in the Eucharistic Prayer of our Mass today, we shall say 'You are indeed Holy, O Lord and you never cease to gather a people to yourself'. Well the Lord has certainly done so today! What a gathering we are! What a joyful gathe...Read more
The Jubilee Year of Mercy has been a great blessing for the Church. We are coming to know afresh the mercy of God, to know again that God reaches out to us with a caress of mercy and forgiveness, always welcoming us as we strive to walk in his way...Read more
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Now the very stones of this cathedral bear witness to the truth of that expression. It was built, starting in 1882, in thanksgiving to God for a h...Read more
Given at the Jubilee of Priests in Rome on 2 June 2016.
'Jesus Christ risen from the dead, sprung from the race of David' (2 Tim 2.8).Â
These twelve words, one of the earliest proclamations of our faith in the divinity and humanity of Chris...Read more
A few days ago two charming young women, university students, came to interview me as part of their course in media studies. They had their questions ready. One caught me by surprise. They asked: what does the exhortation of Pope Francis, about lo...Read more
Given at the migrants' Mass in honour of St Joseph the Worker on 2 May 2016 at Westminster Cathedral.Â
Today we come together to pray. Prayer is our key activity. We pray for courage and compassion, especially for refugees fleeing for their li...Read more
My brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ
Just three weeks ago, Pope Francis made public his Apostolic Exhortation on love in the family, entitled
This exhortation embraces many topics; it also embraces the reality of our lives. Pope Francis talks...Read more
Given at the Mass celebrating the 1050th anniversary of the Baptism of Poland on the Sixth Sunday of Easter, 1 May 2016, at Ealing Abbey.
I am most happy to be with you today to celebrate this great anniversary. I understand full well that these ...Read more
'Jesus Christ is the face of the Father's mercy.'
With these words Pope Francis opened the Bull of Indiction of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy which is now underway. The Holy Father's words are unequivocal, and they are true. Y...Read more
At the beginning of our ceremony this evening we used words which expressed our hope and prayer: 'May the light of Christ rising in glory dispel the darkness of our hearts and minds.' The darkness is real, this week shown most emphatically on ...Read more
Later this afternoon, in a moment of deeply spiritual drama, the Cross of Christ and the figure hanging upon it will be slowly revealed to us. We have heard the Gospel narrative of his suffering and death. Now we shall see with our eyes the image ...Read more
This evening's ceremony and the events it celebrates have a lovely homely feel to them. We are in the inner circle of Jesus' friends. We are among those whom he trusts with his most precious gift and message. We are privileged to be here, priv...Read more
For me, this is one of the most joyful celebrations of the year, every year! We gather embracing and expressing the sheer joy of our faith, the joy of knowing Jesus as our Lord, the joy of being together as his beloved in his Church, this great fa...Read more
Today we enter Holy Week and I welcome you to this solemn celebration of Palm Sunday. I welcome especially the staff and seminarians from Allen Hall. Please pray for them, our future priests.Â
Today we join the Lord on his entry to Jerusalem. In...Read more
This celebration of thanksgiving for the 150th Anniversary of St Joseph's Missionary Society, the Mill Hill Missionaries, is a marvellous occasion for us all. I feel very much part of it. After all, the Mill Hill Missionaries, founded by a pri...Read more