Fr. Jarek Kurek: “Why do you speak to the crowds in parables?” the disciples ask Jesus. In other words: “Why are you so elusive with

Fr. Senan Furlong: Samuel Pepys is best known for the diary he kept during the 1660s. In it, he recorded not only the major events

Fr. Henry O’Shea: The womb Rattles its pod, the moon Discharges itself from the tree with nowhere to go. My landscape is a hand with

Fr. Simon Sleeman OSB: This is a tough set of readings -sin, death, people whispering against Jeremiah, and even sparrows seem to be getting scarce 

Fr. Denis Hooper: IN 2014, THE IOWA STATE FAIR IN THE UNITED STATES WAS VISITED BY A POLITICIAN WHO ARRIVED IN A HUGE HELICOPTER AND

Abbot Christopher Dillon: It is a safe enough observation, I think, to say that our number one consideration is life and the quality of our

Fr. Mark Patrick Hederman: It is a cruel irony that the first detonation of a nuclear weapon by the United States on July 16th 1945,

Fr. Lino Moreira: In his Letter to the Ephesians, Paul says that God showed the full extent of his power by raising Jesus from the

Fr. Mark Patrick Hederman: In this heady time after Easter we are full of talk about Resurrection and everlasting life; most of our official prayers

Homily 6th Sunday of Easter 2026 Fr. Simon Sleeman: ‘If’ you love me and keep my commandments I shall ask the Father and he will

Fr. John O’Callaghan: There are some marvelous synonyms for Christ: he is ‘the Bread of life’, ‘the Salt of the earth’, ‘the Light of the