This night, in the words of the Gospel of St Luke, we are summoned by the angel to the crib, in the town of David, in Bethlehem. We are told that there we will find 'news of great joy, a joy to be shared by the whole people'. To emphasise the ...
We are here today, in the Chapel of the Apparitions, one hundred years after the three children of Fatima were given the great gift of seeing Our Blessed Lady, on this very spot.Â
We have to use our imagination to visualise the scene. This was a...
Every word we hear this evening, every bar of music sung, has as its focus just one person.Â
In the course of this Celebration, that person has been described by twenty-six different titles. At least that is my count. You can do your own, lookin...
Introduction to and homily given at the Mass for Consecrated Life at Westminster Cathedral on 1
Introduction:
I welcome you all to the Cathedral this morning for the celebration of the World Day for Consecrated Life. Thank you for coming. As y...
Good afternoon; it is a pleasure to be back in Parliament for the fifth annual Caritas Social Action Network reception. I am delighted once again to see so many charities, supporters and parliamentarians gathered here for this special and importan...