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Fr. Michael's Homilies
Homily for Easter Sunday
Today’s celebration is the most important feast day of the whole of the Christian calendar. It is the biggest feast day, the most...
St Joseph's - Thame
Apr 20, 20254 min read
Homily for Good Friday
It’s one thing to do a good deed for someone. It’s another when other people are attacking you and trying to put you off. We often take...
St Joseph's - Thame
Apr 18, 20254 min read
Homily for Maundy Thursday
Tonight, we find ourselves gathered together again to recall and celebrate the first time Our Lord celebrated the Eucharist, at the...
St Joseph's - Thame
Apr 17, 20254 min read
Pastoral Letter for the Fifth Sunday of Lent, Year C
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I want to speak with you today about the process in which our Parliament is currently considering...
St Joseph's - Thame
Apr 6, 20254 min read
Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Lent, Year C (Mothering / Laetare Sunday)
This evening / morning we celebrate Mothering Sunday. The origin of Mothering Sunday is a bit different here compared with the US, and...
St Joseph's - Thame
Mar 30, 20254 min read
Homily for the Third Sunday of Lent, [using readings from Yrs A & C]
My task today in preaching is a bit like when I put something together for either Easter or Christmas. On a normal Sunday, the readings...
St Joseph's - Thame
Mar 23, 20254 min read
Homily for the Second Sunday of Lent, Year C
Today we are celebrating the second Sunday of Lent. It might come as a bit of a shock to some people here today. Maybe you missed Mass on...
St Joseph's - Thame
Mar 16, 20254 min read
Homily for the First Sunday of Lent, Year C
Lent has begun! I hope you’re all brimming with enthusiasm! This is the first Sunday of Lent, and only another six weeks to go to Easter...
St Joseph's - Thame
Mar 9, 20254 min read
Homily for Ash Wednesday
Back in 2012 the film For Greater Glory hit the screens. It was set in 1920s Mexico concerning the government’s attempt to wipe out the...
St Joseph's - Thame
Mar 5, 20254 min read
Homily for the Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C – Day for the Unemployed
How do you remember your school days? What were your teachers like? I realise there are some people here who are still at school, some...
St Joseph's - Thame
Mar 2, 20254 min read
Homily for the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
Today’s Gospel and first reading are about loving enemies and showing mercy. David is being pursued by King Saul, and at one point he...
St Joseph's - Thame
Feb 23, 20254 min read
Homily for the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C – Racial Justice Sunday
You may have heard of the Sermon on the Mount. Today we hear the beginning of what is sometimes called the Sermon on the Plain, and...
St Joseph's - Thame
Feb 16, 20254 min read
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