Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 15hHomily for the Feast of St Francis of Assisi. grantciccone.substack.com/p/homily-for...grantciccone.substack.comHomily for the Feast of St Francis of Assisi.4 October 2026 010
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Death Row in the Bible Belt: Can Capital Punishment Be Reconciled with Christianity? www.academia.edu/176658097/Th... 001
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Homily for the feast of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin, Doctor grantciccone.substack.com/p/homily-for...grantciccone.substack.comHomily for the feast of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin, Doctor1 October 2026 000
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Homily for the Optional Memorial of Saint Lawrence Ruiz and his Companions, Martyrs grantciccone.substack.com/p/homily-for...grantciccone.substack.comHomily for the Optional Memorial of Saint Lawrence Ruiz and his Companions, Martyrs28 September 2026 000
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Homily for the Feast of Our Lady of Walsingham grantciccone.substack.com/p/homily-for...grantciccone.substack.comHomily for the Feast of Our Lady of Walsingham24 September 2026 000
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 23/09/2026My theological reflection explores Pope Leo XIV’s General Audience of 23 September 2026 www.academia.edu/176088150/Un...academia.eduUnfolding the Creator's Work: Pope Leo XIV on Human Labour, Science and ProgressThis paper offers a theological and pastoral analysis of Pope Leo XIV's General Audience of 23 September 2026, devoted to the third chapter of Gaudium et Spes and the meaning of human activity in ... 010
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Homily for the Memorial of St. Pius of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio) grantciccone.substack.com/p/homily-for...grantciccone.substack.comHomily for the Memorial of St. Pius of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio)23 September 2026 000
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The Vatican has published the official agenda for Pope Leo XIV’s trip to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru from November 6 to 17, 2026. We also know what the mottos will be: 000
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 15/09/2026A very brief paper on the Church Appointments (Repeal of Discriminatory Provision) Bill 2026 www.academia.edu/175588164/Th...academia.eduThe Church Appointments (Repeal of Discriminatory Provision) Bill 2026This article examines the Church Appointments (Repeal of Discriminatory Provision) Bill 2026, which removes historic restrictions preventing Roman Catholics and Jews from advising the Crown on ecclesi... 000
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The Vatican says “Non” to President Macron grantciccone.substack.com/p/peter-in-t...grantciccone.substack.comPeter in the Republic: Pope Leo XIV and the Theology of an Apostolic JourneyA commentary 000
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 15/09/2026My Homily for the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows grantciccone.substack.com/p/homily-for...grantciccone.substack.comHomily for the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows15 September 2026 100
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 14/09/2026My Homily for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross grantciccone.substack.com/p/homily-for...grantciccone.substack.comHomily for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross14 September 2026 000
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I Could Only Watch and Pray: A Priest Remembers 9/11 grantciccone.substack.com/p/i-could-on...grantciccone.substack.comI Could Only Watch and Pray: A Priest Remembers 9/11Image: Alex Fuchs/AFP/dpa/picture alliance 001
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The first recorded casualty on the morning of 9/11 was Father Mychal Judge OFM, who rushed to minister to the people in the horror of the attack His that day: "Lord, take me where You want me to go; let me meet who You want me to meet; tell me what You want me to say, and keep me out of Your way." 020
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 10/09/2026The Hidden Geography of Forgiveness: A Wounded Heart’s Refusal to Hate grantciccone.substack.com/p/the-hidden...grantciccone.substack.comThe Hidden Geography of Forgiveness: A Wounded Heart’s Refusal to Hate📸 Credit: Aubrey Hart // Shutterstock 110
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 09/09/2026If you are looking for a little light midweek reading, then look no more! This interesting paper will enthral you. www.academia.edu/175270515/Th...academia.eduThe Human Person Revealed in Christ: Pope Leo XIV on Dignity, Freedom and ResponsibilityThis paper offers a theological and pastoral analysis of Pope Leo XIV's General Audience of 9 September 2026 on Gaudium et Spes 12-22 and human dignity. It examines the Pope's central affirmat... 010
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 06/09/2026And Love Remains: A Reflection on the Mystery of the Eucharist. grantciccone.substack.com/p/and-love-r... 010
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 03/09/2026If 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...academia.eduYou Cannot Rename Memory: Lake Ontario, Indigenous Identity and the Idolatry of NationalismThis 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... 020
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Enzo Bianchi, monk and founder of Bose community, in 1965 in the Biella area, has died at the age of 83, the community announced Tuesday. 010
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 31/08/2026My Homily for the Memorial of Saint Aidan, Bishop and Missionary, and the saints of Lindisfarne grantciccone.substack.com/p/homily-for...grantciccone.substack.comHomily for the Memorial of Saint Aidan, Bishop and Missionary, and the saints of Lindisfarne31 August 2026 000
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 28/08/2026If you are looking for a little light reading this weekend, then I can heartily recommend this paper to you: www.academia.edu/172602693/Wh...academia.eduWhen the Mountains Fall and the Forests Burn: Climate Change, Denial and the Cost of InactionThis 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... 010
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 28/08/2026My Homily for the Feast of Saint Augustine, Bishop, Doctor grantciccone.substack.com/p/homily-for...grantciccone.substack.comHomily for the Feast of Saint Augustine, Bishop, Doctor28 August 2026 010
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 26/08/2026If 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...academia.eduTradition, Reform and Communion: Pope Leo XIV's Vision of the Sacred LiturgyThis 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... 000
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 25/08/2026The Last Act of Love: A Priest's Vigil Beside the Dying grantciccone.substack.com/p/the-last-a...grantciccone.substack.comThe Last Act of Love: A Priest's Vigil Beside the DyingThere are moments in priesthood when everything else seems to fall away: administration, meetings, correspondence, plans, even the ordinary rhythm of parish life. 000
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 24/08/2026My Homily for the Feast of St Bartholomew, Apostle grantciccone.substack.com/p/homily-for...grantciccone.substack.comHomily for the Feast of St Bartholomew, Apostle24 August 2026 000
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 22/08/2026My Homily for the Feast of Our Lady, Mother and Queen. grantciccone.substack.com/p/homily-for...grantciccone.substack.comHomily for the Feast of Our Lady, Mother and Queen.22 August 2026 000
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 20/08/2026It'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) 020
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 20/08/2026My Homily for the Feast of St Bernard of Clairvaux, Abbot, Doctor grantciccone.substack.com/p/homily-for...grantciccone.substack.comHomily for the Feast of St Bernard of Clairvaux, Abbot, Doctor20 August 2026 000
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Word, 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...academia.eduWord, 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... 000
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Today 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. 010
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 16/08/2026In 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.” 010
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 16/08/2026My Homily for the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary grantciccone.substack.com/p/homily-for...grantciccone.substack.comHomily for the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary16 August 2026 000
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 14/08/2026My Homily for the Feast of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Priest, Martyr grantciccone.substack.com/p/homily-for...grantciccone.substack.comHomily for the Feast of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Priest, Martyr14 August 2026 000
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Happy 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...grantciccone.substack.comHomily for the Feast of St Clare of Assisi, Virgin11 August 2026 020
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 08/08/2026My Homily for the Feast of St Dominic grantciccone.substack.com/p/homily-for...grantciccone.substack.comHomily for the Feast of St Dominic8 August 2026 010
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 06/08/2026My Homily for The Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord grantciccone.substack.com/p/homily-for...grantciccone.substack.comHomily for The Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord6 August 2026 000
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 02/08/2026My Homily for the 18th Week in Ordinary Time grantciccone.substack.com/p/homily-for...grantciccone.substack.comHomily for the 18th Week in Ordinary Time2 August 2026 000
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 01/08/2026The Question That Never Ends www.academia.edu/171108190/Th...academia.edu 000
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 29/07/2026My thoughts on the speech given by Andy Burnham on the reform of the Social Care System: www.academia.edu/170926905/Op...academia.eduOpinion: Breaking the Thirty-Year Silence: Can Andy Burnham Finally Reform Britain's Social Care SystemFor 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... 010
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 29/07/2026My Homily for the Feast of Ss Martha, Mary and Lazarus grantciccone.substack.com/p/homily-for...grantciccone.substack.comHomily for the Feast of Ss Martha, Mary and Lazarus29 July 2026 000
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 28/07/2026I 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? 000
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 26/07/2026A Message for the Sixth World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly 26 July 2026 grantciccone.substack.com/p/a-message-...grantciccone.substack.comA Message for the Sixth World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly 26 July 2026"I will never forget you." (Isaiah 49:15) 000
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 22/07/2026My Homily for the Feast of St Mary Magdalene grantciccone.substack.com/p/homily-for...grantciccone.substack.comHomily for the Feast of St Mary Magdalene22 July 2026 000
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 21/07/2026grantciccone.substack.com/p/politics-o...grantciccone.substack.comPolitics of Hope: Andy Burnham's First Speech as Prime Minister in the Light of Catholic Social Teaching21 July 2026 000
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Here are my thoughts on Andy Burnham's first speech as Prime Minister: www.academia.edu/170517632/Po...academia.eduPolitics of Hope: Andy Burnham's First Speech as Prime Minister in the Light of Catholic Social Teaching -21 July 2026Burnham'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... 000
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 20/07/2026In all humility could I please ask your prayers for a private intention. Many thanks 000
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 19/07/2026A little light reading for a Sunday Afternoon: www.academia.edu/170447081/Do...academia.eduDon't Take It Badly: The Benedictine Wisdom of HumilityDon't Take It Badly: The Benedictine Wisdom of Humility 000
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 19/07/2026My Homily for the 16th Sunday of Ordinary Time grantciccone.substack.com/p/homily-for...grantciccone.substack.comHomily for the 16th Sunday of Ordinary Time19 July 2026 000
Fr Grant Ciccone @fathergrant.bsky.social · 16/07/2026My Homily for the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel grantciccone.substack.com/p/homily-for...grantciccone.substack.comHomily for the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel16 July 2026 000