And Love Remains: A Reflection on the Mystery of the Eucharist. grantciccone.substack.com/p/and-love-r...
Fr Grant Ciccone
@fathergrant.bsky.social
Sacerdos Ecclesiæ Catholicæ • Theologian • Son of St Benedict
If you are looking for something different to read, here are my thoughts on the actions of Donald Trump in changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America and its implications when looked at in the light of Catholic Social Teaching: www.academia.edu/173124377/Yo...
You Cannot Rename Memory: Lake Ontario, Indigenous Identity and the Idolatry of Nationalism
This article offers a theological and Catholic Social Teaching analysis of the decision by President Donald Trump to replace the name Lake Ontario with "Lake America" for United States feder...
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Enzo Bianchi, monk and founder of Bose community, in 1965 in the Biella area, has died at the age of 83, the community announced Tuesday.
My Homily for the Memorial of Saint Aidan, Bishop and Missionary, and the saints of Lindisfarne grantciccone.substack.com/p/homily-for...
Homily for the Memorial of Saint Aidan, Bishop and Missionary, and the saints of Lindisfarne
31 August 2026
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If you are looking for a little light reading this weekend, then I can heartily recommend this paper to you: www.academia.edu/172602693/Wh...
When the Mountains Fall and the Forests Burn: Climate Change, Denial and the Cost of Inaction
This brief article examines the recent Nepal-Tibet disaster and global wildfires in the broader context of anthropogenic climate change, environmental vulnerability and disaster-risk reduction. Drawin...
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My Homily for the Feast of Saint Augustine, Bishop, Doctor grantciccone.substack.com/p/homily-for...
Homily for the Feast of Saint Augustine, Bishop, Doctor
28 August 2026
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If anyone is looking for a little night reading, you might like to have a look at this analysis of the Papal General Audience that took place earlier today in Rome: www.academia.edu/172416407/Tr...
Tradition, Reform and Communion: Pope Leo XIV's Vision of the Sacred Liturgy
This paper offers a brief theological and pastoral analysis of Pope Leo XIV's General Audience of 26 August 2026, concluding his catechesis on the Second Vatican Council's Sacrosanctum Concili...
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The Last Act of Love: A Priest's Vigil Beside the Dying grantciccone.substack.com/p/the-last-a...
The Last Act of Love: A Priest's Vigil Beside the Dying
There are moments in priesthood when everything else seems to fall away: administration, meetings, correspondence, plans, even the ordinary rhythm of parish life.
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My Homily for the Feast of St Bartholomew, Apostle grantciccone.substack.com/p/homily-for...
Homily for the Feast of St Bartholomew, Apostle
24 August 2026
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My Homily for the Feast of Our Lady, Mother and Queen. grantciccone.substack.com/p/homily-for...
Homily for the Feast of Our Lady, Mother and Queen.
22 August 2026
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It's GCSE results day! Good luck to all those pupils getting their results today. “All will be well, and all will be well, and all manner of things will be well (whatever the results)” Julian of Norwich (almost)
My Homily for the Feast of St Bernard of Clairvaux, Abbot, Doctor grantciccone.substack.com/p/homily-for...
Homily for the Feast of St Bernard of Clairvaux, Abbot, Doctor
20 August 2026
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Word, Altar and Lamb: Johannine and Eucharistic Dimensions of Patrick Hill’s Testimony to the Knock Apparition of 21 August 1879. www.academia.edu/171953952/Wo...
Word, Altar and Lamb: Johannine and Eucharistic Dimensions of Patrick Hill’s Testimony to the Knock Apparition of 21 August 1879.
This article examines the eyewitness testimony of Patrick Hill regarding the apparition at Knock, County Mayo, on 21 August 1879. Situating Hill's detailed account within the historical and religi...
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Today is the Feast of Our Lady of Knock Great Mary Greatest of Marys Greatest of Women Mother of Eternal Glory... Bright as the Sun Temple of the Living God Light of Nazareth Queen of Life Ladder of Heaven Mother of God Our Lady of Knock, Queen of Ireland, pray for us.
In prayerful remembrance of Brother Roger, founder of the Taize Community who was murdered on this day in 2005. May he continue to Rest in Peace and intercede for all men of good will before the Father. “In a breath of silence in a whisper, God speaks to you humbly.”
My Homily for the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary grantciccone.substack.com/p/homily-for...
Homily for the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
16 August 2026
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My Homily for the Feast of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Priest, Martyr grantciccone.substack.com/p/homily-for...
Homily for the Feast of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Priest, Martyr
14 August 2026
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Happy Feast Day to my friends of the Franciscan family. Homily for the Feast of St Clare of Assisi, Virgin grantciccone.substack.com/p/homily-for...
Homily for the Feast of St Clare of Assisi, Virgin
11 August 2026
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My Homily for The Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord grantciccone.substack.com/p/homily-for...
Homily for The Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord
6 August 2026
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My Homily for the 18th Week in Ordinary Time grantciccone.substack.com/p/homily-for...
Homily for the 18th Week in Ordinary Time
2 August 2026
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My thoughts on the speech given by Andy Burnham on the reform of the Social Care System: www.academia.edu/170926905/Op...
Opinion: Breaking the Thirty-Year Silence: Can Andy Burnham Finally Reform Britain's Social Care System
For almost three decades, social care has been the issue British politicians preferred not to discuss. Governments of every colour have commissioned reviews, appointed experts, promised reform and the...
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My Homily for the Feast of Ss Martha, Mary and Lazarus grantciccone.substack.com/p/homily-for...
Homily for the Feast of Ss Martha, Mary and Lazarus
29 July 2026
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I really do not understand why people overshare their lives and feel they need to post every they do in a day on social media. Have they no shave or a filter?
A Message for the Sixth World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly 26 July 2026 grantciccone.substack.com/p/a-message-...
A Message for the Sixth World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly 26 July 2026
"I will never forget you." (Isaiah 49:15)
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My Homily for the Feast of St Mary Magdalene grantciccone.substack.com/p/homily-for...
Homily for the Feast of St Mary Magdalene
22 July 2026
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Here are my thoughts on Andy Burnham's first speech as Prime Minister: www.academia.edu/170517632/Po...
Politics of Hope: Andy Burnham's First Speech as Prime Minister in the Light of Catholic Social Teaching -21 July 2026
Burnham's first speech as Prime Minister was deliberately concise, symbolic and aspirational. Rather than presenting a detailed programme for government, it sought to establish a moral narrative f...
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In all humility could I please ask your prayers for a private intention. Many thanks