Fr Luke's Homilies

This Holy night Christ transforms our fears into awe and great Joy. Jesus Christ is truly Risen! Alleluia!

Homily for Good Friday - isolation may be a new experience for us but it isn't for Jesus....let us enter with hope into the mystery of our redemption.

The passover, the cross, the Eucharist, the washing of feet - all these elements come together in the celebration of the Holy Thursday where Christ gave us the gifts of Eucharist and the Priesthood.

Jesus is not super-human, he is fully-human. The most human person who has ever lived. His also fully God but we encounter his divinity through his humanity. On this day when England is rededicated as Mary's Dowry, we are reminded that veneration of the human mother of God always leads us to him who humbled himself to share our humanity so that we can share in his divinity.

Today we reflect on the healing of the man born blind. His blindness was not simply a disability but also, in a sense a gift. For it allowed God's glory to be displayed through the man's poverty and fragility. This message of glory in fragility takes on a new significance as our nation is gripped by the coronavirus pandemic.

It seems there is much to be afraid of in our modern world and yet as Christians we are to be a hope-filled people and remember that Jesus speaks words of comfort to each of us; "Do not be afraid".

We are engaged in a spiritual battle and in Lent we are reminded of this truth. Jesus overcomes temptation with prayer, fasting and the Word of God. If we are going to resist temptation we need to follow his example and use the same tools that Christ did.

Christians are called to share in the perfection of God. This might seem like an impossible task, but it's not! In this homily we reflect on how Christ sets us on the road to perfection and spells out, in clear terms, what this perfection looks like in practice.

To be a Catholic is not about simply keeping the law but living the Law and this means having a real personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

Jesus refers to us as light of the world and salt of te earth. These are two rich images that instill in us the need to change the world around us. In today's homily we reflect on the call that Christ makes to each of us to be heralds of the Gospel - in other words to become Evangelists!

The light of Christ and the hope of the gospel fills us with great hope and joy. We reflect on how this joy should urge us on to be people of hope, sharing the light of the nations with all people.

In this homily for Word of God Sunday we reflect on the great gift of Scripture . Through the pages of our Bibles we encounter the Word made Flesh, Jesus!

This week we reflect on how we understand Jesus to be the Lamb of God. Understanding this phrase is the key that unlocks the power and significance of the Mass.

Jesus shares our lot - the lot of sinners. As we conclude our Christmas season we reflect on how Christ who became one of us, stands with us and alongside us, as our Lod, our brother and our friend.

On this Feast of Epiphany we are challenged to go beyond our preconceived ideas and false securities and recognise the all-inclusive embrace of the Gospel message. Whatever our race, creed ur political persuasion we are one in Christ Jesus.

The incomprehensible God has made himself comprehensible in Jesus Christ. This truth is at the heart of the Christmas mystery and the heart of the Christian Faith.

This Sunday we reflect on how God is with us in all things even n the frantic hustle and bustle of the pre-Christmas rush!

On this Sunday we rejoice for our hope is in Christ and his Nativity draws near. Are we a people of hope willing to recognise the signs of the Messiah? Or do we fail to see the Kingdom that has dawned in our very midst?

In this homily for the second Sunday of Advent we look at the person and message of John the Baptist. His message of repentance is one that is actually full of hope and spurs us onward along our journey of Christian conversion.

He is coming! Today we begin the great season of Advent and we are invited to reflect and pray as we prepare our hearts to meet the Lotd Jesus in a new and deeper way in this sacred season.

Political ideologies and economical strategies cannot save us, only Christ the King can save!

Faith in the resurrection should fill us with hope and expand our capacity for God. In this Sunday's message we reflect on the invitation God gives us to go deeper and broaden our horizons. If our vision of God and the world is too fixed, too rigid then we might be in for a shock!

God does not create rubbish! Humans are basically good, sin disfigures this goodness but it doesnt destroy it. In today's message we reflect on how God wants to enter our mess, restore our goodness and begin a friendship with us.

Todays feast invites us to reflect on the Communion of Saints. The Saints in heaven are a constant source of inspiration and encouragement to us. They intercede for us and strengthen us as we too, strive to be the saints that God calls to be.

All of us are sinners in need of the mercy of God. As human beings, we are dependent beings: we are dependent on each other and we are dependent on God. When we lose this sense of dependency we become prideful and we suffer.