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Dear Brothers and Sisters in Jesus Christ, I hope that during these last few days you have managed to visit the crib. It's still there, waiting for you to make that visit, especially today, on the Feast of the Holy Family. Come with me and l...
At the end of August, just a few weeks ago, Pope Francis visited Ireland for the World Meeting of Families in Dublin. I was privileged to share in much of that event. It was remarkable, unlike any other papal visit in my knowledge. As is cus...
The letter to the Hebrews, as we have just heard, sets out the challenge of those who want to follow Jesus. It tells us to 'keep running steadily in the race we have started ... for the sake of the joy which is still in the future' (Hebrews 12:1-2...
Leadership today is a challenging vocation! This is true not only in the Church but, as we all know, in public and political life, too. So today we do well to pray earnestly for Abbot Dominic as he receives the Abbatial Blessing and is solemnly en...
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Jesus Christ, In two weeks’ time, Blessed John Henry Newman will be declared a saint of the Church. This is a joyful moment, indeed. The life of this great English figure of nineteenth-century Church life is held be...