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Homily Studio - Sunday 23 November 2025

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Join Jelvine Cortez and Rosalie Connors in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the Feast of Christ the King.

Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link.

Jelvine referred to John Paul II’s reflection on Salvific Suffering which you can read at this link.

John mentiones the Encyclical Letter of Pius XI initiating this feast in 1925. Read Quas Primas at this link.

And the poem/hymn I Vow to Thee my Country which you can read at this link and listen to here.

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Homily Studio - Sunday 16 November 2025

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A note from John O’C. I’m grateful to John, David & Colin this week who picked up the HS at one minute’s notice when I was suddenly unable to connect. So in my absence this week join John Kleinsman, David Moxon and Colin MacLeod in conversation reflecting on the scriptures for the Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, the World Day of the Poor.

Read the scriptures for this week at this link

Spe Salvi – an encyclical from Pope Benedict at this link

Dilexi te – Apostolic Exhortation from Pope Leo: at this link

David refers to the Mother Teresa Anyway poem at this link