Cardinal's Homilies
This evening, the darkness of this Cathedral was filled with a glorious light. Inch by inch the light of the new Paschal candle, the light of Christ himself, filled this vast space. The light penetrated the darkness; it overcame the darkness.Read more
As we listened this afternoon to this beautiful proclamation of the Passion according to St John, a scene from the recent film of the passion came to my mind. It was a moment during the journey to Calvary, when Jesus, fallen to the ground under the weight of the cross, looks up and sees his Mother there before him. Their eyes meet, and he says to hers: 'See, I am making all things new!'Read more
This evening, with this Maundy Mass, we begin our intense celebration of the Easter mystery. In many ways these three days are one celebration, starting this evening and continuing tomorrow in our afternoon liturgy and coming to its climax at the Easter Vigil and Easter Morning Mass. This is one feast, one great drama of the mystery of our salvation.Read more
Our Mass today, this special annual moment, celebrates the life and mission we have been given in the Lord. Today we seek a profound renewal of all that makes us instruments of the Lord in our society today. So we approach this celebration with great humility. Here we are to receive the gifts we need if we are to fulfil the great invitation we have been given.Read more
Today as we listen to the Passion from the Gospel of St Mark, we begin our Holy Week celebrations. In his powerfully direct narrative of the Lord's passion and death we are taken direct to the heart of Holy Week.Read more
Archbishop Vincent Nichols has delivered the annual Sir Sigmund Sternberg Interfaith Lecture at Leicester University on Tuesday 13 March.Read more
Today, as we celebrate this Feast, the Scripture Readings focus our minds on the 'coming of the Lord into the Temple'.Read more
Tonight we proclaim with joy the birth of Jesus, Saviour of the world. We do so in many ways.Read more
As we enjoy this wonderful carol service of such beautiful words and music, my mind goes back to November when 100 people from the Diocese went on Pilgrimage to the Holy Land.Read more
Today we celebrate at least two important dates, but thankfully they merge into one.Read more
Today we come to thank the Lord for the blessings of the Visit of Pope Benedict to the United Kingdom one year ago and to ask for the Lord's grace to profit fully from the inspiration of those wonderful days.Read more
The Exaltation of the Cross is a beautiful feast for the ordination of a bishop.Read more
May I begin by saying how glad I am to be back celebrating Mass again in Romsey Abbey.Read more
At the heart of the faith we celebrate at this Mass are the words of St Peter we have just heard: 'Set yourselves close to him so that you too, the holy priesthood that offers spiritual sacrifices which Jesus Christ has made acceptable to God, may be living stones making a spiritual house.'Read more
On this Feast of the Sacred Heart, we give thanks to God for the 60 years of priestly ministry of our Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI.Read more