Cardinal's Homilies

It is our great joy to be here in Walsingham again on our annual pilgrimage. I thank most sincerely those who have made the arrangements for today, especially Fr John McKenna, our Director, and Elizabeth Uwalaka, our Pilgrimage coordinator. I...Read more

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Jesus Christ, Coming to church today all of us will have made the Sign of the Cross, at least once. We did so at the opening words of the Mass. Many will also have done so on entering the church, using the holy water...Read more

It is always said that the best appetiser for a good meal, or the most tasty sauce, is hunger. It makes the moment all the more enjoyable. And there is a keen hunger that lies at the heart of this ceremony, this ordination to the priesthood of...Read more

Here at the Grotto, we gather at the feet of Mary, our Blessed Mother. We come to her with our troubles and our joys. We salute her - 'Hail Mary!' - as the one who is 'full of grace', who carried within her the Incarnate Word of God,...Read more

Ordination of Priests Saturday 24 June 2023 This morning we have before us the awesome figure of John the Baptist, wearing his camel hair and eating locusts and wild honey! And there are other characters I want to mention this morning. But...Read more

The Gospel passage this evening, from the Gospel of St Matthew, records the event at the end of Jesus' life and provokes us to ponder deeply on its meaning. Here, Matthew tells us, is the moment in which the Church, in the figures of the eleven...Read more

Every year, in our celebration of this Marriage Mass - such a happy and joyous occasion - we hear the account of the Marriage Feast of Cana. Each year our diocesan pilgrimage to the Holy Land includes a visit to Cana, an opportunity for those...Read more

My brothers and sisters, in the wake of yesterday's remarkable and historic Coronation of King Charles III, today we pray for him. Being King is not easy. Think of the unending, high expectations that are placed on him. Think of the relentless...Read more

This afternoon we are enriched by many noble sentiments and gracious memories. I thank all who are contributing to this Memorial Service. For my part, the words of the first reading had special resonance - in part because it was one of the...Read more

This day is a day of a celebration of a startling faith. Jesus Christ risen from the dead, as he said he would, opening for us a pathway of life for now and unto eternity. Last night in the cathedral at the Vigil, we celebrated this fact, this...Read more

Tonight we have journeyed from darkness into startling light! It's been quite dramatic. And its deeper meaning has been made clear in the account of Jesus' rising from the dead: a violent earthquake, the guard of soldiers 'like dead men',...Read more

There is a haunting beauty to the Gospel of the Passion of the Lord which we have just heard proclaimed. Now we allow that beauty to sink into our souls, moving us with love of the Lord who gives his life for our sake. Shortly the image of the...Read more

As we know, actions often speak louder than words. The words of this Sacred Liturgy are precious and rich. Yet this evening the actions are even more eloquent. This is Maundy Thursday. Now we enter the three sacred days which bring us to the...Read more

This is a moment of profound renewal for us all. In this solemn liturgy, we reach out to the Lord, asking him to renew in us the gift of the Holy Spirit so that we may be strengthened and restored in our daily effort to be his faithful disciples....Read more