• Sermon - Year A

    14th Sunday in Ordinary Time

    “I love you!” You hear these words, and you instinctively know what they mean. The specifics depend on the context: who’s said them and in what circumstances. You may consider why it was said and what motivated the use of the phrase, but what you certainly wouldn’t ponder is your body’s internal physiological and biological reactions: which hormones have been…

  • Sermon - Year A

    Corpus Christi

    Artificial Intelligence has been quite a hot topic since ChatGPT was released to the public in November 2022. The impact of AI has been profound, far-reaching and is tangibly changing the world around us at a dizzying pace. Although the technology has been hailed as a force for good, more often we hear about its negative and even damaging effects.…

  • Sermon - Year A

    The Most Holy Trinity

    An elderly woman walked into the local church. The friendly usher greeted her at the door and asked politely, “Where would you like to sit?” “The front row, please,” she answered. “You really don’t want to do that,” the usher said, “the priest is really boring.” The woman asked in return, “Do you know who I am?” “No,” he said.…

  • Sermon - Year A

    5th Sunday of Easter

    This Thursday, elections will take place across Britain. In Scotland and Wales, voters will elect representatives to their respective devolved legislatures, while in England, voters will elect representatives to local councils. Political parties and independent candidates have been working hard to persuade voters to choose them by presenting a variety of solutions to a range of pressing issues. The most…