It was on 9th January 1844 that Bernadette was baptised and, as Bishop Nicholas told us, the baptismal font in which that baptism took place is now in this church at the back. It was a very special family occasion, as baptisms always are. It was t...
A few years ago, as part of my summer holiday, I went to Munich airport so that one of my companions could catch a plane home. Leaving the airport, the rest of us caught sight of a signpost for Dachau. So we went, even though it is hardly a holida...
We have just heard from St Paul some words that I would really like you to keep in mind and that I would really like to explore with you this evening in quite a serious way.
St Paul invites us to understand the depths he sees in the mystery of Ch...
'I must ask myself where I came from... the memory of my people, the memory of my family, the memory of my history. The memory of a path that has already been trodden'. Pope Francis spoke these words a few months ago in Krakow to the pilgrims ...
Excerpt of the homily given at the Service of Reconciliation in the Basilica of St Pius X in Lourdes, Monday 24th July 2017
There is one thought I would like you to hear and remember this evening. It is this. Reconciliation is the sister of Bapt...