St Martin's Parish Church

My Dear Friends, We come, finally, to the end of the liturgical year which ends with a celebration of the kingship of Christ. Each of us...

My Dear Friends, With every passing year there are fewer and fewer people who can claim direct contact with the two world wars of the...

Dear Brothers and Sisters, This Sunday we are faced with two courageous women. We have the account of the widow preparing to meet her end...

Dear Brothers and Sisters, We all long to see God face to face. This Sunday in celebrating the Solemnity of All Saints we honour the...

Dear Brothers and Sisters, As we live out our lives in the Spirit, we are continually in need of God’s healing power in Christ to cure...

Dear Brothers and Sisters, There is no doubt that we each need certain means so that we can provide shelter, clothing and food for...

Dear Brothers and Sisters, There is a Jewish wedding blessing that says, ‘a family truly United in love brings blessings upon its members...

Dear Brothers and Sisters, This weekend we keep as a special time for the prayerful thanking of God for the bounty of the Harvest, for...

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Christ our Lord, the Holy and Just One, truly suffered. It seems that on all sides and through all of time...

Dear Brothers and Sisters, This Sunday we hear how Saint Peter professed his faith in Our Lord. And so we too should be led to renew our...

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Our readings at Holy Mass this Sunday remind us that God’s promise, made through the prophet Isaiah, is truly...

Dear Brothers and Sisters, We are given a strong reminder that merely practicing the externals of our religion, being content with simply...

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Our Sunday readings this week serve to direct us to the truth that our faith in Christ our Lord finds its...

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Our Lord, born of the Blessed Virgin, has conquered both sin and death. And she, who was the instrument by...

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Our Lord declares that he is the Bread of Life. The living bread that if we receive worthily, acknowledging...

Dear Brothers and Sisters, For the next five Sundays we listen to Saint John’s discourse on Our Lord, the Bread of Life, who feeds us all...

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Our readings this Sunday point out to us that Our Lord is the sign of peace between the members of His flock....

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Benedictines across the world celebrate the life and witness of their Saint and founder, Benedict, this...

Dear Brothers and Sisters, It is easy to miss the wood for the trees. God’s word and will for our lives can be staring us in the face,...

Dear Brothers and Sisters, We are reminded this week that Jesus is Lord over life and death. Through our faith in Him we need not fear...