Our Lady Of Fair Love And The Sweetness Of The Law
4th Sunday after Easter My Dear Friends, As we make our way through this most festive of seasons, our holy Mother the Church continues to direct our gaze on high. Today we hear our Lord tell the apostles: I am going to the one who sent me, and this is necessary for you, for then […]
Light In The Darkness
3rd Sunday after Easter My Dear Friends, For some time now we have been enjoying the presence of the paschal candle, which, alongside the incessant chant of the alleluia, is probably the most striking liturgical feature of the celebration of Easter. It rejoices us by giving us light, symbol of the Resurrection of Our Lord […]
On Holy Saturday
Holy Saturday, the day on which the Lord’s body rested in the holy sepulchre and on which Mary prayed in silent mourning, while the apostles huddled together in fright and distress, is one on which Christians traditionally strive to maintain a spirit of recollectedness, in prayerful anticipation of the Resurrection, even if they can be […]
I Am A Catholic Priest
My Dear Friends, At the beginning of the Last Supper, Our Blessed Lord addressed these words to the apostles: With desire I have desired to eat this pasch with you, before I suffer (Lk 22:15). Earlier He had said: I have a baptism wherewith I am to be baptised. And how am I straitened until […]
Jesus Is In Control
Palm Sunday My Dear Friends, British historian Tom Holland in his monumental book on the influence Christianity has had on the world entitled Dominion, How the Christian Revolution Remade the World, opens with some graphic descriptions of the horrors of crucifixion. One cannot help but feel terror but at the same time amazement: how did […]
The Blood That Speaks Louder
Passion Sunday My Dear Friends, As we enter the two week period called passiontide, Holy Mother Church, through the words of St Paul to the Hebrews, turns our attention towards the blood of Christ, that blood that will be poured out on Good Friday and given to us to drink in the most Blessed Sacrament. […]
The Virtues Of St Joseph
St Joseph My Dear Friends, It is always with great spiritual joy that we celebrate our holy patriarch and patron St Joseph. His discreet but essential role in the life of Our Lord and Our Lady is one which inspires us, attracts us, draws us ever more into silent adoration. Indeed, Holy Scripture, even though […]
City Of God
Laetare Sunday My Dear Friends, Today’s Mass, with its recurring theme, focusing on Jerusalem, should be dear to our community on this property called Jerusalem Estate. We find ourselves perhaps unconsciously applying some of the liturgical texts of the day to this beautiful land on which we have settled and where we hope to build […]
None So Blind
Third Sunday of Lent My Dear Friends, The psalmist on this Sunday invites us to lift our eyes to the Lord, rather, to keep them always turned towards the Lord – Oculi mei semper ad Dominum – but he also asks the Lord to cast his eyes upon us and to show us his mercy […]