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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”

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ Dear friends, both here in the Cathedral and joining us online Tonight we receive a very personal invitation to come to Bethlehem, to come to the manger, to come to Christ. During Advent, we have prayed and sung O Come, O Come Emmanuel. Now, we rejoice that Emmanuel hasContinue reading “Christmas Midnight Mass 2022, St George’s Cathedral, Southwark”

Dear friends The past year has been challenging in so many ways for our country and our world. War continues to break the peace and justice of our global family. Poverty continues to steal human dignity. The lives of so many are disregarded as insignificant, and dislocated from their families and homeland. How we needContinue reading “A Message for Christmas 2022 from the Archbishop of Southwark”

Dear and beloved Cardinal Grand Master Dear members of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre Dear brothers and sisters to be invested as Knights and Dames Dear friends Let me ask two very basic questions. What does it mean for us to keep vigil tonight? What does it mean to bless the robes and insigniaContinue reading “Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem – Vigil of Investiture, St George’s Cathedral, Southwark, 25 November 2022 (Is 62:1-5; Lk 10:25-37)”

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ Just take a moment to appreciate that something wonderful is happening in our Cathedral tonight. We are in the presence, here in this reliquary, of the physical remains of someone, now in heaven, who, while on earth, saw and spoke with the Blessed Virgin Mary. It really is amazingContinue reading “Mass for the Visit of the Relics of St Bernadette, St George’s Cathedral, Southwark, 19 October 2022“