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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St John Bosco – patron saint of young people
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Archbishop re-activates Ecclesiastical Faculties of Heythrop College
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