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 […]
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Are you a beleaguered clique or a creative minority?
Catholics are a minority in the UK today. But what do the Scriptures say about the vocation of creative minorities and the responsibility they have to build God’s Kingdom? A homily by Fr Stephen Wang.
Pope Francis appoints Fr Paul Mason as new Auxiliary Bishop to Southwark Diocese
Pope Francis has appointed Father Paul Mason as the new Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark. Fr Mason, a priest of the Archdiocese of Southwark, has been the Episcopal Vicar for Kent which comprises the Deaneries of Canterbury, […]
Easter Retreat for Young Adults at Worth Abbey
CELEBRATING THE PASSION & RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST Holy Thursday 24th March – Easter Sunday 27th March 2016 Monastic Liturgy and Prayer – Talks by the monks and The Wellspring For more info […]
A retreat for young people in central London, 29 Dec to 1 Jan
This year’s Youth 2000 retreat takes place from December 29 to January 1 at Maria Fidelis Lower School, North Gower Street, Euston, London NW1 2HR. This testimony comes from Emma Sisk: This year I brought in […]
Our response to the refugee crisis will be judged by history
[Post by Brenden Alejandro Thompson] In the Twitterstorm provoked by the harrowing image of a three-year-old Syrian boy dead on a Turkish beach, the hashtags #IAmAnImmigrant and #humanitywashedashore have been trending, together with an image of St […]
Proclaim ’15: Pope Francis praises commitment to evangelisation at once in a generation Birmingham conference
Pope Francis sent a special message to around 900 attendees, representing Catholic parishes from across England and Wales, at a ‘once in a generation’ national Catholic evangelisation conference in Birmingham at the weekend. The message […]
An uncertain future for Heythrop College
This news comes from the Heythrop website: Heythrop’s Governing Body met yesterday to discuss the future of the College. This meeting was the culmination of detailed work over the past three years, as Governors, working […]
A new Catholic catechism from the CTS
I’ve just written a catechism! It started life as a series of short articles about the Catholic faith, and gradually morphed into a more systematic presentation within a traditional catechetical structure. The full title is The […]
Birmingham/Youth 2000 Retreat: 5-7 June
This retreat is a great place to gather together with friends and to meet new people while drawing closer to Jesus. There will be inspirational talks, live worship, a chance for discussion, workshops to suit […]
Pope Francis appoints new Bishop of Nottingham
Pope Francis has appointed Monsignor Patrick McKinney, as the tenth Bishop of Nottingham. Monsignor Patrick McKinney was born on 30th April 1954, the eldest son of Patrick and Bridget McKinney, originally from Ireland, and brought […]
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 […]
New Forum for Catechists
One of the requests from the Transformed in Christ day in Kensington was for a discussion forum for catechists using Transformed in Christ. I’m pleased to let you know you can now join the new TIC […]
One day conference on “Tools for evangelisation: communicating the faith”
A one day conference that will provide you with the tools to Communicate the Faith effectively to others. See the image above for full details: Saturday 25 April 10 am Registration – 4pm finish Downside […]
Pope Francis Appoints Bishop Richard Moth as the New Bishop of Arundel & Brighton
Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Richard Moth, currently Bishop of the Forces, as Bishop of Arundel & Brighton. He will be the 5th Bishop of Arundel & Brighton. Bishop Moth was ordained a priest in […]
Pure in Heart retreat, 20-22 March
It’s coming… This year’s official Pure in Heart UK retreat! Led by Fr. Alan Sullivan, a Dominican priest from Dublin who has a great passion for the teachings of Theology of the Body – and […]
Faith report: women stronger than men; Muslims than Christians; Evangelicals than Catholics
This article came out from John Bingham last week, Social Affairs editor at The Telegraph. Women are almost two thirds more likely than men to believe in God, a major study of attitudes among middle […]
Transformed in Christ, Confirmation Catechists’ Day, 21 February
I want to let people know about a training day for catechists that I will be leading on Saturday 21 February at Our Lady of Victories church in Kensington. We first ran this day in Portsmouth […]
The Great Reformer: Francis and the Making of a Radical Pope
I’ve written a review of Austen Ivereigh’s new biography of Pope Francis at the Quadrapheme website. You can read the full review here; and see the first few paragraphs copied below. There is, in Buenos Aires, […]
Weekend retreats for those wanting to experience religious life: Dominican women and Benedictine men
Two retreats are coming up for young people wanting to experience religious life, at the Dominican Sisters of St Joseph, and Quarr Abbey. Details are below. IN CORDE CHRISTI – In the Heart of Christ. […]
