Holy Trinity Church Chipping Norton 14 October 2013 On Saturday, in the Office of Readings, there was a passage from Pope Gregory the Great about us priests. It quoted the Gospel saying that the harvest is plentiful but the labourers few and went ...
Pope Francis has spoken many resounding words in recent weeks. But the words that touched me most deeply were spoken during the World Youth Day in Lisbon. 'Todos, todos, todos', he cried. The Church is for 'everyone, everyone, everyone'.…
I am pleased to have this opportunity to address you today here in Oxford. Thank you for this invitation.Â
As the title suggests, I want to begin this talk with St Francis of Assisi. Specifically, I should like to reflect on the remarkable vis...
My first word is one of thanks to His Eminence Cardinal Ouellet for the invitation to contribute to this course and to you, my brothers, for your generosity in serving the Church as bishops.Â
One of the great characters of the English episcopate...
The words of the Entrance Antiphon for the Mass of this feast day proclaim Joseph to be the 'faithful and prudent steward whom the Lord set over his household.' This same proclamation is echoed in the Preface of the Mass, too.Â
It has had a more...