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 […]
Culture
The Gift of Priests and Sisters: a resource from Ten Ten
Primary school children throughout the UK have been learning why certain people chose to follow God’s call to become priests and sisters by engaging in an innovative new project from the Catholic education organisation, Ten […]
Eight Songs for the Easter Octave
Divna Ljubojevic, Christos Anesti x https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqRlJC-ckL4 Normally Orthodox liturgies are considerably more verbose than their Latin equivalents, but the opposite is the case for the Easter proclamation. While the Exsultet lasts ten minutes, the Byzantine […]
John Legend, Self-Gift, and the Last Supper
When a video has 800 million views on YouTube, it’s probably fair to say that it’s tapping into something pretty deep in our common humanity. John Legend’s love song, ‘All of Me’, is one such […]
Do you live to work or work to live?
Do you live to work or work to live? Two major Catholic thinkers of the twentieth century, Eric Gill and Josef Pieper, gave contrasting answers to this question. Gill, an artist and stonecutter, famous for […]
When time intersects with eternity
What is time? How can we use the gift of time? Who is the God who created time? A Lenten reflection by Fr Stephen Wang
Why abortion is not the response to Zika that Colombia’s poor need
The ‘Zika’ virus, which has exploded recently in western news outlets, has barely been off the headlines here in Colombia over the past three months [writes Dr Danelia Cardona in Bogotá]. Initially seen as yet another […]
Do you dare to take the risk of really listening?
What happens when we really listen? Making exterior space for listening… Making interior space… And actually wanting to listen to what the Lord has to say to us… A homily by Fr Stephen Wang.
Prayers for children to learn and treasure
On the first Monday of the month, Ten Ten send a newsletter to parents who have attended a parent session in a school. The newsletter includes a chapter from the booklet “Being a Parent Today: […]
Rediscovering the beauty of God
This is a time for us to rediscover the beauty of God, the beauty of the face of Jesus Christ. Beauty is such an important way of thinking about God. Because beauty, at one level, […]
You, the bible and “God’s Big Plan”: an inspirational new bible course from CaFE and Bible Society
Check out The Big Picture: an inspiring and very enjoyable journey through the Bible for both those new to Scripture study as well as those with a deeper knowledge of the Bible. See the website […]
Catholic Theatre Company wins award for stage play about human trafficking
Ten Ten, the Catholic professional theatre company, has won the Award for Best Stage or Film Production dealing with Modern Slavery for the play, “This Is My Body”. (In the photo above Home Secretary Theresa May […]
St John Bosco hits the charts
It’s not often you hear the phrases “Don Bosco” and “Amazon Top 200 Singles” in the same breath. This note just came in from the Salesians: We have just released a Don Bosco single to […]
7 Quick Takes on Dorothy Day, poverty, disciple-making, babies and Hillsong
– 1 – So far this summer, I’ve loved being immersed in the ultra-inspiring autobiography of Dorothy Day. It is entitled, somewhat harrowingly, The Long Loneliness. I must admit, I’d always had a notion of Dorothy […]
How do I discover the purpose of my life?
The tenth film in the Sycamore programme is now available to view and download, on the topic “How do I discover the purpose of my life?” For information about how to use this film visit here. […]
The meaning of love
The ninth film in the Sycamore programme is now available to view and download, on the topic “The meaning of love”. For information about how to use this film visit here. For more information about […]
The power of prayer
The eighth film in the Sycamore programme is now available to view and download, on the topic “The power of prayer”. For information about how to use this film visit here. For more information about […]
The gift of faith
The seventh film in the Sycamore programme is now available to view and download, on the topic “The gift of faith”. For information about how to use this film visit here. For more information about […]
Can we trust the Bible and the Christian Tradition?
The sixth film in the Sycamore programme is now available to view and download, on the topic “Can we trust the Bible and the Christian Tradition?”. For information about how to use this film visit […]
Why do we need the Church?
The fifth film in the Sycamore programme is now available to view and download, on the topic “Why do we need the Church”. For information about how to use this film visit here. For more […]
Spirit in the City, 10-13 June, central London
Spirit in the City is a celebration of Christian faith in the heart of London, hosted by the Catholic churches in the West End. Visit the website here. The annual festival aims to share the […]
