This week's gospel is a particularly hard saying from Jesus: "unless you hate mother, father, children....yes and even your own life too, you cannot be my disciple." Jesus spells out, what loving God first actually means...

Our modern world is ever more narcissistic in its outlook. People are obsessed with themselves to the point that humility looks like madness to many. Yet humility is the way of Christ, it is the way of the Gospel, it is the way of holiness. "He who exalts himself will be humbled and he who humbles himself will be exalted."

Following the crowd has never been the lot of the Christian. As followers of Christ often we are called to live in ways that run contrary to our modern culture.

Mary is the model disciple and in the Assumption shows us what participation in her Son's resurrection looks like.

Homily for 19th Sunday Yr C

In this Homily for the 18th Sunday of the year (Yr C) we reflect on the importance of getting our priorities right in life.

Lord, teach us to pray! Homily for 17th Sunday Year C

Homily for 16th Sunday Yr C

Homily for 15th Sunday Yr C

To be a disciple of Christ is to be, as Pope Francis says, a 'missionary disciple'. Today we reflect on what it means to be sent by Christ.