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 […]
Archive for April, 2015
Infertility Awareness: A Catholic Perspective
This post is copied here, with permission, from the Conceiving Hope blog. It was written as part of the Infertility Awareness Week which took place last week: One in six couples will experience infertility at […]
Grief to Grace, Healing the Wounds of Abuse: London retreat this June
The next UK Grief to Grace retreat takes place from 8 to 13 June at The Kairos Centre, Roehampton, London, SW15 4JA. See their website here for full details. General information about the programme follows here: Grief to Grace is a specialised […]
Sycamore: a new programme of evangelisation and catechesis for use in parishes, chaplaincies, schools and other settings
The Sycamore website has just been launched, and the first of ten videos uploaded. You can visit the site here. This information is from their WELCOME page: What is Sycamore? Sycamore is a new programme […]
How to overcome the stress and sheer existential terror of exams and assignment deadlines
How to overcome the stress and sheer existential terror of exams and assignment deadlines. A homily by Fr Stephen Wang to encourage students during these last few weeks of the academic year.
Nuns on the Rise
In case you missed this on Thursday: The number of women entering convents in England and Wales has hit a 25 year high. From a low point of 7 in 2004, the numbers have steadily […]
The secret of happiness: switching to a standing desk, whatever they might think about you…
Wake up, World! Sitting all day is killing you. That’s why I switched to a standing desk, and you should, too. I’m paraphrasing Tom O’Donnell, who began his piece, “Wake up, America!” He switched recently, […]
A special kind of retreat
A Foyer de Charité Retreat will be held at the Sion Community, Brentwood from Sunday 12 July (6pm) – Saturday 18 July (2pm). The theme is God’s Plan for the Fullness of Time, and the […]
A retreat for young people this weekend, 24-26 April, Cardiff
This is from the Youth 2000 website and Facebook event: Join us in Cardiff for our Youth 2000 Cardiff Retreat – We Have Come. Our retreats are for Young adults age 15-35. To pre-book you […]
Is God calling fewer people?
In a Pastoral Letter to be read in all the churches of the Diocese on the weekend of 25/26 April, the Rt Rev Mark O’Toole, Bishop of Plymouth, challenges all in the Diocese to promote […]
Vocation discernment weekend for Catholic women
This is from the Society of the Sacred Heart: For single Catholic women. Weekends of prayer, discussion, reflection, community… a time to ask questions, find out more… a time to be with others on a […]
Natural family planning with FEMM: A new fertility management programme
This new fertility management programme comes recommended by one of our readers: FEMM (Fertility Education & Medical Management) is a women’s health program that teaches the link between hormones and health, and how to monitor observable […]
Falling in love is not enough: the true meaning of marriage
I want you to imagine that you are on the top of Mount Nebo. This is where Moses is standing in the First Reading of the Mass today, surveying the Land that has been promised […]
Dazzling is the night for me, and full of gladness: the meaning of Easter
Happy Easter, everyone! I hope your celebration of the Triduum was blessed… For me, I was back for a few days at Fisher House – the university chaplaincy in Cambridge, and for three years, my second […]
Muslims up, Christians steady, Unaffiliated down: 2010 to 2050
A recent report from the respected Pew Research Center has this title: “The Future of World Religions: Population Growth Projections, 2010-2050: Why Muslims Are Rising Fastest and the Unaffiliated Are Shrinking as a Share of the […]
Brentwood Stations of the Cross: BBC Meditation
This Good Friday Meditation was broadcast on BBC Essex to as part of the Brentwood Stations of the Cross Programme. It includes reflections by Fr Martin Boland and others associated with the project; scripture meditations; […]
