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Casting Fire

Fr Rajiv Michael

Hello there. I'm Fr Rajiv, a priest of the Diocese of Westminster, UK. These are my Sunday homilies. I've had to take a break in between, but I've started posting again from this Lent (2026). They were originally published on my blog, started over the first lockdown. These are my personal reflections (you might find echoes of the saints and great preachers, ancient and modern, from whom I've freel... more

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As we come closer to Holy Week, Jesus declares that the hour he was preparing for, has indeed come. It is when the Greeks, the non-Jews come asking to see him, that Jesus declares his hour has come for him to be glorified. His glory is what he will r... more

Suffering is something that seems to be an inevitable part of life. No one, good or bad, rich or poor, escapes suffering in their life. Hard as it might be, our experience of suffering becomes far more difficult due to two things: isolation and darkn... more

Mark's gospel presents the shortest account of the temptations of Jesus. It mentions the Holy Spirit, the Devil and even wild animals and angels but nothing of the content of the temptations themselves. But within this few, brilliantly crafted lines,... more

We are confronted by the striking lament of Job in his suffering. In Job, all those who suffer, and suffer greatly can find a voice.Physical suffering can sometimes be relentless, leaving one with no rest and no joy. And the gospel seems to give God'... more

The book of Jonah is one of the most hilarious, yet completely profound books of Scripture. It has depths to plumb, all the way down to the deep! But in Jonah, we can find ourselves in our pain and our difficulties and a God who will go to the ends o... more

As we return from our own family gatherings, the Church offers us the icon of the family in the feast of the Holy Family. Our families can be the source of great joy and blessing - and also great pain and suffering. But this feast reveals the wonderf... more

We continue to be confronted by the mysterious figure of John the Baptist, this third week. His actions are so puzzling that the high priests send priests and Levites to question him on what he is doing. This ominous confrontation goes to the heart o... more

Advent is a season of hope, and comes with new grace to renew us in our hope. Without hope, we do not have direction in our lives; without hope, we die. The great symbol of this in the Scriptures is the figure of the Watchman. The Watchman can contin... more

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