The Selsey Podcast

Christ’s Kingdom is not of this world, yet His sovereignty extends over the whole of human life. The Gospel of the commemorated Sunday, commanding us to render to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God, reveals the personal demand of His kingship. The coin bears the emperor’s image, but man bears the image of his Creator. To acknowledge Christ as King is to surrender our minds, hearts and lives to the Redeemer who purchased us with His Blood. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/10/25/todays-homily-christ-the-king/

The life of St John of Kenty (c. 1390–1473) reveals the inseparable relationship between Catholic orthodoxy, personal sanctity and practical charity. Drawing upon the feast's proper Mass, this homily considers the responsibilities of those who defend Tradition and the necessity of a restoration that transforms not only ecclesiastical worship but Christian lives.https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/10/22/todays-homily-st-john-cantius/

St Edward’s feast honours a king whose sanctity transcends England. The Epistle challenges the misuse of wealth and authority; the Gospel demands disciplined virtue, active charity and watchfulness. His example calls Christians today to courageous conscience, faithful family life, spiritual renewal and readiness for Christ’s coming. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/10/13/todays-homily-st-edward-the-confessor-king-of-england/

Saint Wilfrid’s exile became the foundation of Sussex’s Christian mission. Through his fidelity to Rome, practical charity and perseverance amid injustice, he exemplified the faithful servant of the Gospel. His example summons Catholics to continue his apostolic work, nourishing souls through truth, charity and Christ’s Eucharistic sacrifice. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/10/12/todays-homily-wilfrid-of-york/

Celebrating the Divine Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, this homily explores why her title Mother of God safeguards the truth of the Incarnation. Through the finding of Christ in the Temple, it reflects upon Mary's unwavering faith, Our Lord's humility at Nazareth, and the call to trust, obedience and reverent devotion. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/10/11/todays-homily-divine-maternity-of-mary/

St Denis and his companions proclaimed Christ to pagan Paris and sealed their witness in blood. Through Luke 12:1–9, the homily explores the contrast between hypocrisy and authentic confession, the proper fear of God, divine providence and the Christian's duty to value eternal judgement above worldly approval. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/10/09/todays-homily-st-dennis-bishop-with-rusticus-eleutherius-martyrs/

St Bruno’s life reveals the necessity of silence, vigilance and interior recollection in a distracted age. From Rheims to the Chartreuse and Calabria, he learned to wait upon God with an undivided heart, teaching us to keep the lamp of faith burning until the Master comes. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/10/06/todays-homily-st-bruno/

St Francis of Assisi was not merely the gentle lover of creation remembered by popular culture, but a man radically conformed to Christ Crucified. His poverty, humility, obedience, missionary courage and stigmata reveal the deeper lesson of his feast: the Church is renewed when Christians first allow Christ to remake them. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/10/05/todays-homily-st-francis-of-assisi/

The Holy Rosary gives us the mysteries of Christ to contemplate; the commemorated Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost asks whether we have put them on as the wedding garment of charity. Lepanto recalls a Christian civilisation which defended itself against Ottoman expansion while turning to Our Lady in prayer. Europe today faces a different crisis: not only the confidence of Islam, but widespread Christian apostasy. Before anyone dons the crusader cross, he must first put on the baptismal garment of life in Christ. Deus vult therefore begins not with an external enemy but with surrender to God, conversion of life, and true charity which desires for our neighbour the same salvation in Christ that we desire for ourselves. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/10/04/todays-homily-our-lady-of-the-rosary/

St Jerome’s greatness lay not merely in knowing Scripture, but in allowing Scripture to judge and transform him. His feast calls us to more than correct belief or attachment to Tradition: the Word of God must possess us, purify us, and shape our lives, so that we too may one day say with St Paul, “I have kept the faith.” https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/09/30/todays-homily-st-jerome-of-bethlehem/