What needs to be said by me depends on what needs to be heard by you.  The trouble is there are many of you.  Last Sunday there were quite a lot of people at Mass at Bishop Thornton, very few at Pateley Bridge.  I`ve no idea why this was the case, except there are...

Danny Blanchflower said football is about glory, it`s not it`s about money and yesterday (Thursday) Saudi Arabia who spend in trillions not billions took over Newcastle United.  Some are saying this is sports` washing, that means a country with a bad human rights...

Summary from the Preparatory Document, as referred to in the Bishop’s Pastoral Letter ‘From Parish to Mission’ & the Synod of Bishop’s 2023 ... We recall that the purpose of the Synod, and therefore of this consultation, is not to produce documents, but “to plant...

Basil Hume: In my own words There comes a moment, which we can never quite locate or catch, when an acquaintance becomes a friend. In a sense, the change from one to the other has been taking place over a period of time, but there comes a point when we know that we...

Last week-end there was a Pastoral Letter from the bishop about parish meetings which are going to take place to discuss questions sent to us from the Vatican.  Here are the questions:   The fundamental question:  A synodal Church, in announcing the Gospel “journeys...

There is now no need to pre-book to attend Mass at St Joseph's. You will be able to enter the church unattended after putting on your mask, using hand gel and leaving your contact details with the steward at the door.

To believe the gospel we, first of all, need to hear it, and once we have if we do believe it we will want to speak it, so that others can hear it.  In today`s gospel Jesus restores a man`s hearing, and cures an impediment in his speech.  It must have been easy from...

Today`s gospel is about ritual purification and not eating unclean foods etc.  Jesus accuses his own people of being very meticulous about these practices while not minding having unclean hearts.  It`s interesting reading about some of the ritual washings the Jews...

Over recent Sundays the theme of the gospels has been the eucharist (the feast of the Assumption last Sunday was the exception).  The gospels have been telling us that through the eucharist, through receiving holy communion we form a very close bond with Jesus.  The...