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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Notes for Holy Week
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Pope Francis hosts trafficking conference organised by Church in England and Wales
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Pope Francis appoints a new bishop for Brentwood Diocese
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A week of Catholic theology organised by the Dominicans for university students and young adults
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The Passion of Jesus, Trafalgar Square, London, Good Friday – 18 April
The huge Wintershall cast – including a donkey and horses – in colourful costumes, realistic scenes and a heart-moving crucifixion and resurrection: The Passion of Jesus makes a great impact. The Passion of Jesus has […]
How to find healing after an abortion: weekend retreats with Rachel’s Vineyard this June and October
Rachel’s Vineyard UK has two weekend retreats coming up over the next few months. One of the best ways of publicising these is through the parish newsletter and noticeboard. You can find out about the […]
How to enter into the Passion and Resurrection of Christ
Lent is passing so quickly and we are in the final days before Holy Week. I don’t know about you, but I always find the emotion of Holy Week quite hard to take. Perhaps it […]
A meditation on Holy Week and the Passion of Christ – in a UK shopping centre
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Do you want a ‘start-up’ marriage in your 20s or a ‘corporate merger’ marriage in your 30s or 40s?
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New Auxiliary Bishop for the Diocese of Westminster
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Does God have favourites?
A homily from Fr Stephen Wang about the mystery of how God calls some people to faith and to particular vocations.
The foetal body-burning scandal: facing the truth of a throwaway culture
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Two powerful plays for young people about relationships, choices and the pressure to conform
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From Lady Day in Nazareth to Waffle Day in Sweden
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500 years of English Catholic history in 42 minutes
Fr Nicholas Schofield gave a talk at UCL CathSoc on Monday evening. Somehow he managed to get the history of the Catholic Church in England from 1514 to the present day into 42 minutes. You […]
Fifteen kids with Down syndrome tell a mum what to expect from her baby
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Where do people go when the course/programme has finished and they are hungry for more?
It often happens that you get to the end of a really fruitful programme/course/series in your parish, and people start to ask, “What’s happening next?” “We want to continue, this has been the experience of […]
Is it good to base your faith on spiritual experiences?
A homily by Fr Stephen Wang about the place of religious experience in the Christian life, given at Newman House Student Chaplaincy.
St Joseph – a role model for the young and a man for our times
The feast of St. Joseph is a wonderful day to celebrate the transformation of a humble carpenter into one of the greatest saints the world has ever known. Everything we know about St. Joseph comes […]
