Fr. Hanly's Homilies

A website has been set up for the homilies of the late Fr. Denis J. Hanly, M.M. Every Sunday a recording of a homily by Fr Hanly for that day’s Mass readings is uploaded to the site, fatherhanly.wordpress.com.

Fr Hanly was a Maryknoll Missioner who served the Diocese of Hong Kong for over 37 years. At the time of his 50th Jubilee in 2009, Father Hanly said: “Looking back over my life, I am overwhelmed and humbled by God’s gracious and gentle kindness to me, and the generous outpouring of love I have received from His people in service to them.” 

Father Hanly's homilies are homilies filled with wisdom, kindness and hope. They can be used as a weekly meditation for Catholics or as a kind and gentle introduction to the Church for those searching for a new way of life. They are also ideal for people who travel as the homilies can be accessed on computers or mobile phones anywhere in the world. Thus, every Sunday, no matter where in the world they find themselves, they can listen to the next homily in the series, the website providing a thread of continuity in their lives, with a familiar, trusted voice, almost like an on-line parish. For those unable to attend church due to age or ill health, Fr Hanly’s homilies can offer words of great comfort.

The homily for each week can be found at https://fatherhanly.wordpress.com/this-week/.

For those wishing to start their journey with Father Hanly from the beginning, the series starts with Christ the King, Year A, and all homilies in the journey so far can be found at https://fatherhanly.wordpress.com/journey-with-father/.

This is a live site so not only are new homilies added every week, but more content and improvements are constantly being made, and people are very welcome to contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..