Is it right to fear God? What is the difference between a destructive fear and a “holy trepidation”? An Advent homily by Fr Stephen Wang: Look around you at the chapel walls. Look at the […]
Tag: Pope Francis
Huge ‘Pope Francis effect’ still felt in terms of Mass attendance and confessions
This report is from John Allen at the National Catholic Reporter. One of Italy’s best known sociologists of religion says more than half the country’s pastors report an increase in attendance at Mass and the […]
Pope Francis, his vision of social justice, and what it means for us
I gave a talk in Brentwood on Saturday on the topic ‘Pope Francis, his vision of social justice, and what it means for us’. This was part of a conference organised by The Commission for Justice […]
Pope Francis hits ‘reset’ — but not the way some imagine
It is clear, six months into the heart-warming, unsettling whirlwind that is his papacy, that Francis is pressing the ‘reset’ button on the Church’s engagement with the world. It is an ambitious ‘reframe’, one allows […]
The New Evangelisation: What it is and how to do it
I’ve just had a new booklet published by the Catholic Truth Society called The New Evangelisation: What it is and how to do it. They tapped into the World Youth Day Rio fervour by putting a […]
