LETTER FROM BISHOP MARCUS ABOUT THE UKRAINE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS
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ST. VALENTINE
14th February is the feast of St. Valentine, who refused to renounce his Christianity and was executed outside the Flaminian Gate in Rome on this day in 269. Whoever he was, Valentine did really exist, because archaeologists have unearthed a Roman catacomb and an ancient church dedicated to St. Valentine. He is the patron of […]
LETTER FROM BISHOP MARCUS
Dear Reverend Fathers, Deacons, Religious Sisters and Brothers, and Seminarians Please find attached a letter from the Secretariat of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales regarding the latest guidance for Churches regarding the government’s updated COVID-19 measures following the ending of Plan B in England on Thursday 27th January. Some of the key […]
PARISH LISTENING REPORT
Dear Father, Thank you for coordinating the synodal listening session that took place in your parish. All the parish listening sessions have now been completed. In total, over 1100 parishioners took part in the sessions. Over 3500 people have also made submissions via the online questionnaires. The age range of those who have engaged with […]
THE WHITE FLOWER APPEAL
This Sunday sees the annual appeal for funds by SPUC, The Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child. It is called the White Flower Appeal after The White Rose movement, a non-violent, intellectual resistance to the Nazis in Germany at the height of the Second World War, as an example to us of what […]
SEASONS AND NEW YEAR WISHES
Just a line to let you know, I’m turning very deaf and slow, But growing old disgracefully, Seems just the very job to me! Do as I like; don’t give a damn, I take my pills; I take my dram, I’m warm and cosy and well fed, I’ve got my books; I’ve got my bed, […]
MESSAGE FROM FR MAURICE
We celebrate the feast of Christmas throughout the octave of Christmas, so we celebrate the feast of Christmas every day for 8 days from Christmas Day. A very Happy New Year to you all.
MESSAGE FROM FR MAURICE
Wishing you all a Happy Christmas and with all the hope and prayers, that the year ahead will be a great deal better than the last two.
REFLECTING ON DIFFICULT TIMES
In quiet moments, when reflecting on suffering and pain, I think it a bit ‘over the top’ to identify my minor aches and pains with the passion of Christ. Then I remind myself that nothing is too small or insignificant in the eyes of God. Mine may be a very light cross to carry, but […]
A THOUGHT FOR ADVENT
“What is the primary aim of all evangelisation and of all catechesis? Possibly that of teaching people a certain number of eternal truths, or of passing on Christian values to the rising generation? No, it is to bring people to a personal encounter with Jesus Christ the only Saviour by making them his disciples”. This […]