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January 21, 2024

“He preached in these words, ‘Only forty days more and Nineveh is going to be destroyed.’ And the people of Nineveh believed in God.” (Jonah 3:4-5) Why was Jonah’s preaching so effective in today’s first reading? His words were simple, but they were strengthened by his witness: he had come alive from the belly of

St Paul’s answer to our frustrations

February 13, 2020

Sixth Sunday of the Year Eccls 15:15-20; 1 Cor 2:6-10; Mt 5:17-37 (Year A) “Do not imagine that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have come not to abolish them, but to complete them.” For Israel, the Law and the Prophets, the Old Testament represented both the revelation of God’s

The book that captures the drama of Christ’s final days on earth

April 13, 2017

A classic work, published in 1930, helps to fill in the gaps left by the Gospels

Don’t treat confessional like a dry cleaners, says Pope Francis

March 22, 2017

In his morning homily, the Pope said confession does not simply remove the stains from one's conscience

Pope: Conversion doesn’t happen through magic, but concrete actions

March 14, 2017

You learn to do good through concrete actions the Pope said during his morning homily today

Lead people to certainty of Gospel, Pope tells Dominicans

January 23, 2017

The Pope celebrated Mass with the Order of Preachers at Rome's Basilica of St John Lateran

‘At Christmas, God comes to find us and save us,’ says Pope Francis

December 07, 2016

During a morning Mass homily, the Pope prayed for the grace 'to await Christmas sincerely recognising our wounds and sins'

Listen to God for guidance to build a better world, Pope tells students

December 02, 2016

Pope Francis also lamented 'brain drain' caused by bright students leaving poor countries