Epiphany

THE MYSTERY OF GOD’S PRESENCE       SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON SUNDAY JANUARY 3rd 2010                                                    Ephesians 3?3? “The mystery was made known to me by revelation “ & verses: 9-10?“The mystery hidden for ages in God who created all things that through the Church the manifold wisdom […]

Sunday after Christmas

INCARNATUS EST           SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON SUNDAY DECEMBER 27th 2009                                                    John 1: 18 “No one has ever seen God; the only Son who is in the bosom of the Father, he has made him known “.   In the days before Christmas I read two […]

Christmas 2009

BETHLEHEM TIME           SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE AT MIDNIGHT MASS, CHRISTMAS 2009                                                    Galatians 4: 4 “When the time had fully come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law to redeem those under the law”.   In C. S. Lewis’ first book of […]

Blog – December 2009

Tues Dec 1 Busy morning in the office! Fr Edwards will be saying the 12 noon Mass from today instead of me – due to the discontinuation of Thurs 7 am Mass. This morning I consulted with Jim about the robbery, etc. I composed a letter about increased security, which will […]

Advent 4

BLESSED AMONGST WOMEN           SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON SUNDAY DECEMBER 20th 2009                                                    Our children have just presented a portrayal of the meeting of Mary with the very pregnant Elizabeth, rather than the traditional nativity story. I want to focus briefly on that Gospel reading, in particular […]

Advent 3

REJOICE INDEED!           SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON SUNDAY DECEMBER 13th 2009                                                    Philippians 4: 7 “The peace of God which passes all understanding will keep your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”   These words are very familiar to us – being the first part of […]

Advent 2

PREPARING FOR CHRISTMAS           SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON SUNDAY DECEMBER 6th 2009                                                    Luke 3: 4 “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, prepare the way of the Lord.”   Yesterday morning I walked across the Vermont Street bridge – the pedestrian bridge over University Ave […]

Blog – November 2009

Sun 1 All Saints’ Day Our festival – & 10 am High Mass was a musical extravanganza! As usual, we had bagpipes to take us in & out. They also accompanied “Amazing Grace” after Communion – a new innovation. We sang the offertory hymn (Hark the Sound of Holy Voices) to a tune […]

Christ the King

THY KINGDOM COME           SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON SUNDAY NOVEMBER 22nd 2009                                                    1 Corinthians 15: 20 “In fact Christ has been raised from the dead – the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep.”   What do you imagine when you pray “Thy kingdom come”?   […]

Pentecost 24

THE END IS COMING!           SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON SUNDAY NOVEMBER 15th 2009                                                    Hebrews 10: 31 “It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.”   This week saw the release of another movie about the end of the world, called […]