Website Events News Let us persevere in our prayer for the holy souls Reflection: Let us persevere in our prayer for the holy souls On this All Souls Day, when we honour all of the Faithful Departed for their fidelity to Christ in life, we also pray for them, that they be purified before…
View in browser Website Events News Jesus has given us his promise, and he shall never retract it All Saints Day: Wednesday 1 November. “Jesus has given us his promise, and he shall never retract it.” On All Saints Day we celebrate all those people who are in heaven, those proclaimed…
Website Events News World Mission Sunday: Together we are Missio Fr Michael Glover, Diocesan Director of Missio, reflects on World Mission Sunday You can also watch Fr Michael’s reflection I am currently studying in Rome. Studying at the heart of the Church. A beating heart of love and desire for every person…
View in browser Website Events News All they need to wear is the Word of God Reflection 28th Sunday of Ordinary Time Sunday’s gospel is a timely reminder for us. We see the king inviting his specially selected guests to the wedding of his son, but for many and various reasons they…
View in browser Website Events News What unites them all is service The Guild of St Stephen Altar servers from across the Archdiocese are gathering this Saturday at St Chad’s Cathedral for our annual Guild of Saint Stephen Mass of Thanksgiving. It is always a joy to see those…
Website Events News Synod: ‘…to bring his Good News to all peoples’ Reflection with Fr Jan Nowotnik A priest of the Archdiocese and Director of Mission at the Bishops’ Conference Tomorrow (Fri) I shall be heading off to Rome to participate in the long-awaited Synod of Bishops, which begins with an ecumenical prayer vigil…
Website Events News Avoid getting into debt – except the debt of mutual love. Reflection – St Vincent de Paul Jesus talks of mercy in terms of cancelling debts. A servant’s debt of 10,000 talents (200 years of salaries!) is cancelled but he then cruelly abuses a fellow servant who owes him four months…
Website Events News Prayer doesn’t help our relationship with God, prayer IS our relationship with God! Evangelii Gaudium Sunday and The Year of Prayer In preparation for the 2025 Jubilee Year “Pilgrims of Hope”, 2024 has been designated the Year of Prayer by Pope Francis. There is a particular…
Website Events News Education Sunday – ‘Where two or three meet in my name, I shall be there with them’ Reflection – Education Sunday ‘Where two or three meet in my name, I shall be there with them’ (Matthew 18:20) This Sunday, 10 September, is Education Sunday. At the start…
“You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God.” “Simon son of Jonah, you are a happy man!” 21st Sunday ordinary time year A “Simon son of Jonah, you are a happy man!” These are the words of Our Lord after St Peter has made his profession of faith, “You are the…