Is it right to fear God? What is the difference between a destructive fear and a “holy trepidation”? An Advent homily by Fr Stephen Wang: Look around you at the chapel walls. Look at the […]
Spirituality
The Birth of St John the Baptist
So often today I think many Christians feel they are the lone voice crying out in the wilderness. When all our family members and friends have fallen away from their faith it can be very […]
St Aloyisus Gonzaga
What an inspiring young man, St Aloysius is. Not for any great deeds is he known, in many ways his was a very ordinary life lived quietly. But his faith led him to turn his […]
The Holy Spirit brings divine order and divine chaos – depending on what we need most.
The Holy Spirit brings divine order and divine chaos – depending on what we need most. A homily for Pentecost by Fr Stephen Wang, Newman House.
When you need a sledgehammer or a pile driver to get through to God
A homily for the Solemnity of the Ascension by Fr Stephen Wang
Identifying the Crucified One
Who is hanging on the Cross today? Who is it? An innocent man, wrongly condemned? A great man, put to death by the small-minded? A radical free thinker, cornered by conservatives? The Incarnate Word of […]
Seven amazing truths about your baptism
If you know these amazing seven truths about baptism, how could you not hope and pray that your non-Christian friends would come to know Christ and ask to be baptised? A homily by Fr Stephen […]
How to go to confession: the basics
HOW TO GO TO CONFESSION: THE BASICS There are variations in the way different priests celebrate the sacrament of confession, and they will sometimes introduce different prayers and scripture readings. Here is the traditional way […]
Is it right to fear God?
Is it right to fear God? What is the difference between a destructive fear and a “holy trepidation”? An Advent homily by Fr Stephen Wang: Look around you at the chapel walls. Look at the […]
Are you a secret syncretist?
Are you a secret syncretist? A homily by Fr Stephen Wang Here is the question: Are you a syncretist? Some of you are probably scratching your heads and wondering, “What on earth is that?” A […]
Why do some people believe and others not?
Why is it that some people believe and others don’t? Bartimaeus, the blind beggar in the gospel today – he certainly believes. But what about the other beggars sitting beside him at the city gate; […]
The merciful heart of a priest
A beautiful sermon by Fr Francesco Donega, about Christ’s mercy and the merciful heart of one of his priests: Fr Tony Sacré, whose Requiem took place on Monday: Two or three days before his death […]
St Maximillian Kolbe
So often the saints we read about were men and women of old. Today’s Saint Maximillian Kolbe is a relative modern Saint. Canonized in 1982 by Pope John Paul II – his life makes fascinating […]
St Ignatius of Loyola
The Catholic Church is made up of so many men and women who started out a far cry from God but who then developed a deep passionate love for him. St. Ignatius Loyola was just […]
Summer events for young Catholics
A few random summer events for young Catholics in the UK. Please add any other ideas into the comments below. EVANGELIUM CONFERENCE, 30 July to 2 August Set in the beautiful grounds of the Oratory […]
The power of the Holy Spirit in our lives
The fourth film in the Sycamore programme is now available to view and download, on the topic “The Holy Spirit in our lives”. For information about how to use this film visit here. For more […]
Ten Reasons to Use ‘Transformed in Christ’ for your Confirmation Programme (Part 2)
(The first part of this post can be found here.) 6. The methodology of each session aims towards conversion. As I’ve written countless times on this blog (just do a search for “methodology”), method is […]
Vocation discernment weekend for Catholic women
This is from the Society of the Sacred Heart: For single Catholic women. Weekends of prayer, discussion, reflection, community… a time to ask questions, find out more… a time to be with others on a […]
Dazzling is the night for me, and full of gladness: the meaning of Easter
Happy Easter, everyone! I hope your celebration of the Triduum was blessed… For me, I was back for a few days at Fisher House – the university chaplaincy in Cambridge, and for three years, my second […]
Thinking about death
It’s often said that in our Western culture we hide from the reality of death. The more puzzling and worrying thing is that we seem so uninterested in what awaits us beyond death. A homily […]
An argument for having Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in every parish
I’m reading a book by Fr Vincent Martin Lucia called Come to Me in the Blessed Sacrament, which is one of the spiritual books that Blessed Mother Teresa recommended to her sisters, and which she carried […]
