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FR. MICHAEL'S HOMILIES
Homily for Christmas 2024
In Beatrix Potter’s The Tailor of Gloucester it says: “It is the old story that all the beasts can talk in the night between Christmas...
St Joseph's - Thame
Dec 25, 20243 min read
Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year C
When I began training for the priesthood, my first year, year zero in effect, was spent in Spain at the English College in Valladolid....
St Joseph's - Thame
Dec 22, 20243 min read
Homily for the Third Sunday of Advent “Gaudete”, Year C
“Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat, please put a penny in the old man’s hat. If you haven’t got a penny, a ha’penny will do,...
St Joseph's - Thame
Dec 15, 20244 min read
Homily for the Second Sunday of Advent, Year C
When I go back to see my parents, I usually first catch the train to Birmingham Moor St, and as the train approaches Moor St, you get to...
St Joseph's - Thame
Dec 8, 20244 min read
Homily for the First Sunday of Advent, Year C
Over the past few weeks and months the weather has truly been something quite amazing. Last year we had a rather mild autumn, and I...
St Joseph's - Thame
Dec 1, 20244 min read
Homily for the Solemnity of Christ the King, Year B
“Yes, I am a king. I was born for this. I came into the world for this: to bear witness to the truth; and all who are on the side of...
St Joseph's - Thame
Nov 24, 20244 min read
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