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Dear brothers and sisters in Christ Dear and beloved brother priests There is a story told of Cardinal Basil Hume when he was Archbishop of Westminster. Speaking about the beginning of the ordination rite, and the presentation of the candidate, he said that when, as a bishop, he asked the question about the candidate ‘DoContinue reading “Celebration of Priesthood, St George’s Cathedral, Southwark, Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Eternal High Priest, 1 June 2023”

1 Thes 2:2-8; Ps 116; Lk 10:1-9 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ Dear Gary, Scott, Paolo, Sean and Stephen Having listened to the reading from St Paul’s First Letter to the Thessalonians, I wonder if anyone else here is left wondering what on earth was happening in the early Church at Thessalonica. Why didContinue reading “Admission to Candidacy, Allen Hall, 27 May 2023 – Feast of St Augustine of Canterbury”

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ Dear brothers in the priesthood Together, we are, each one of us, disciples of the Lord Jesus. Together, we are members of his holy Church, his body. Together, we are each called to evangelise; to share the truth of God’s love by a personal witness to the hope, forgiveness,Continue reading “Chrism Mass 2023”

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ I was blessed to spend part of my priestly ministry at St Joseph’s Parish in Bradford. The large, beautiful church was close to the city centre and had a vibrant and diverse congregation. Some of the people living locally faced enormous social challenges, not least real poverty through aContinue reading “Launch of CARITAS Southwark, 18 March 2023, St George’s Cathedral, Southwark. (Hos. 5:15-6:6; 1 Cor. 12:31-13:13; Lk18:9-14)”

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ Dear and beloved Bishop-Elect Philip The Lord’s choice of each one of us to be his disciple – as laity, religious, or those ordained – expresses the mysterious and particular reality of divine providence. Finding ourselves called by God to a place we never imagined is a test ofContinue reading “Episcopal Ordination of Mgr Philip Moger, 21 February 2023, Memoria of St Peter Damian, Bishop and Doctor, St George’s Cathedral, Southwark”

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ The light of Christ must shine out from within us. The light of Christ must shine out from within you and me. Imperfect though we are, we must do everything we can to be the light and goodness of Christ in our world today. You are the light ofContinue reading “5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) 5 February 2023 Racial Justice Sunday, St George’s Cathedral, Southwark”

Dear sisters and brothers in religious and consecrated life Dear friends in the Lord Jesus, who is the light in our world and hearts which nothing can extinguish Coming forty days – yes, it really is forty days – after the celebration of Our Lord’s birth at Christmas, today’s Feast of His Presentation in theContinue reading “Mass with Religious and Consecrated Persons, St George’s Cathedral, Southwark, 2 Feb 2023”

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ I repeat again what I said at the beginning of our Mass. It is an enormous joy to welcome you today, dear friends, to our Cathedral for the wonderful Feast of Santo Niño, so dear to the hearts of Filipino Catholics everywhere and, not least, here in our Archdiocese ofContinue reading “Feast of Santo Niño, 14 January 2023, St George’s Cathedral, Southwark. (Is 9:1-6; Eph 1:3-6. 15-18; Mt 18:1-5. 10)”

To be read at all Sunday Masses on the weekend of 31st December 2022 / 1st January 2023 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ It is a great joy to be able to greet you in this Christmas season and at the beginning of the new calendar year of 2023. I extend to you, andContinue reading “Pastoral Letter for the Sunday after Christmas 2023 Solemnity of Mary, Holy Mother of God”