The Selsey Podcast

Today’s homily: St Catherine of Alexandria (2025)

St Catherine of Alexandria stands before the emperor Maximinus Daia during the fierce persecutions in early-4th-century Alexandria, boldly defending the faith and confounding his philosophers through purity, prayer, and learning. Her witness speaks powerfully to young Catholics today who face cultural pressure, ideological demands, and ecclesial confusion. Catherine shows how an integrated life of truth and holiness outlasts every worldly power. https://nuntiatoria.org

Today’s homily: St John of the Cross (2025)

St John of the Cross (1542–1591), mystic and reformer, rose from poverty through suffering, imprisonment, and heroic fidelity to the Cross, shaping the Discalced Carmelites with St Teresa. His “Dark Night” was forged in Toledo’s darkness. Beside him stands St Chrysogonus (m. 304), Roman martyr whose steadfast witness endures in the Canon. Both teach that true holiness shines through sacrifice, truth, and love of Christ crucified. https://nuntiatoria.org

Today’s homily: St Clement of Rome (2025)

St Clement’s feast and the Last Sunday after Pentecost warn us to stand firm in truth as the world falters. Notre Dame’s drift from Catholic identity, state overreach in Northern Ireland, the corruption of children exposed in Planned Parenthood, and the rise of Traditional and Orthodox faith highlight the battle for souls. Faithful shepherds like Bishop Ward and the S.S.F. show that God still raises defenders of the apostolic Tradition. https://nuntiatoria.org/

Today’s homily: The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (2025)

Mary’s Presentation shows the child destined to become God’s living Temple entering the earthly Temple. Chosen before all ages, she embodies perfect obedience, hearing and keeping the Word. Her consecration calls parents to safeguard their children’s innocence and all Christians to be “presented” to God in purity. In Mary, the Church sees the model of total surrender that prepares the way for Christ. https://nuntiatoria.org/

Today’s homily: St Edmund, King & Martyr (2025)

St Edmund, King and Martyr, defended an ancient Christian England against the Great Heathen Army. Refusing to make Christ a private devotion under pagan rule, he chose fidelity over compromise and accepted a martyr’s death. His witness reveals true kingship as self-offering patterned on the Incarnation. Edmund calls us today to public faith, courage, and steadfast loyalty to Christ the King. https://nuntiatoria.org/

Today’s homily: Dedication of the Basilicas of SS Peter & Paul (2025)

The feast honours the ancient basilicas built over the tombs of Saints Peter and Paul—sites confirmed by archaeology, venerated since the second century, and rebuilt by emperors, popes, and pilgrims. These “trophies of the Apostles” proclaim that God works through matter and history. Their dedication reveals the Church as God’s dwelling among men, calling us to fidelity as living temples of Christ. https://nuntiatoria.org/

Today’s homily: St. Hugh of Lincoln (2025)

St Hugh of Lincoln, the Carthusian turned bishop, rebuilt souls and cathedral alike with justice, charity, and fearless compassion—so gentle that even the fierce swan of Stow bowed to him. St Gregory the Wonderworker shows the same holiness in miracles and apostolic fire. Both kept the Gospel’s watchfulness and urge us to live ready for Christ’s coming with faith, courage, and purity of heart. https://nuntiatoria.org/

Today’s homily: St. Edmund Rich of Canterbury (2025)

St Edmund Rich shone like the morning star: a scholar-bishop who invested every talent for Christ, defended the Church’s liberty against king and legate, and embraced holiness in Cistercian humility. His feast, with the Sunday’s call to vigilance, urges us to break the nets of sin, reject fear, be faithful in little things, and watch for the Lord’s coming, as Edmund did, until hearing: “Well done, good and faithful servant.” https://nuntiatoria.org/

Today’s homily: St Didacus of Alcalá (2025)

St. Didacus of Alcalá, humble Franciscan lay brother, shows that true wisdom lies not in learning but in the light of Christ. In an age of pride and confusion, his hidden holiness teaches us the power of humility and fidelity to the Cross. https://nuntiatoria.org/

Today’s homily: St Martin of Tours (2025)

St Martin of Tours, soldier turned monk and bishop, evangelised Gaul through humility and charity, seeing Christ in the poor. St Mennas, soldier-martyr, confessed Christ under torture, converting his persecutor. Both reveal the one light of faith—active in mercy, steadfast in witness, and needed now as ever for the re-Christianisation of our world. https://nuntiatoria.org/