My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, I wish to speak with you today about the process in which our Parliament is currently considering legalising assisted suicide through the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. As I have made clear…
Reading the Gospel passage for this evening's celebration of the Mass I felt like the Scribe, faced with bringing out of the storehouse things both old and new. But what is new to say about St John Henry Newman? I could reflect on him as a seeker…
Hope shines out from the scene of the Transfiguration of Jesus which transforms human reality and joins earth and heaven together. All creation is drawn into the mysterious plan of God to create a new heaven and new earth, the holy city, the new…
The Holy Father declares that the gift of the Indulgence 'is a way of discovering the unlimited nature of God’s mercy. Not by chance, for the ancients, the terms "mercy" and "indulgence" were interchangeable, as expressions of the fullness of…
Today, we open this Year of Jubilee, the Holy Year 2025. The Church first declared a Holy Year in 1300 and has continued ever since. They are occasions for the Church to seek renewal, to undergo a 'reset'. And this Holy Year invites us to deepen…