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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Making the market king
In recent days the readings at Mass have been exploring the story of the institution of the monarchy amongst God’s people. One can write for days on the different theologies of monarchy in the scripture, […]
Traditions on the Feast of St Agnes
Agnes, a young Christian convert, is honored as one of the four great virgin martyrs of the Christian Church. She died for her faith in the early fourth century during the reign of Diocletian (284-305), […]
The dignity of the person as a foundation for healthcare ethics
A talk given by Prof David Jones from the Anscombe Bioethics Centre at Newman House Catholic Chaplaincy, the first in a series about healthcare ethics.
Two plays for the whole family by Catholic theatre company Ten Ten, Sat 8 Feb, London
Following the huge success of “Kolbe’s Gift” in the West End last October, Ten Ten Theatre is presenting a double-bill of plays for the whole family at The Tristan Bates Theatre in Covent Garden on […]
White Elephant: the Christian presence in the violent slums of Argentina in the 1970s
Much has been made of Pope Francis’ work in the Argentinian slums before being elected Pontiff. An interesting point of reference is the 2012 feature film “White Elephant”, a subtitled movie set in the villa […]
Vocation as exodus and transformation: message of Pope Francis for World Day of Prayer for Vocations
Some beautiful passages from Pope Francis about the radical call at the heart of every Christian vocation. You can read the full text of his recent message here. It is Christ, therefore, who continually summons […]
“My wife and I are atheists, but our daughter wants to be baptised Catholic”
More and more marriages these days are between people of different faiths. One of the big discussion points with such couples is how they will raise their children regarding questions of belief. Many say that […]
Loneliness, Part 2: reflection
Why do most of us have such a problem with the idea of being alone? Is solitude always a bad thing? Following on from yesterday’s statistical look at loneliness in the lives of the elderly, […]
Dying and Rising in Christ – a retreat at Worth Abbey from 7 to 9 February
A weekend to prepare for Lent and Easter, reflecting on our journey of transformation through the Easter mystery – becoming conformed to the pattern of Christ through dying and rising in Him. The retreat offers […]
Loneliness, Part 1: statistics
Two posts about loneliness. The first, the results of a ‘Loneliness Research’ project from the Campaign to End Loneliness. There is a growing evidence base around the complex challenge of loneliness, and the Campaign to […]
New cardinals from every corner of the globe
Joshua McElwee reports on yesterday’s announcement that Pope Francis has chosen a new set of cardinals for the Catholic Church: Pope Francis on Sunday announced who he has chosen as the new cardinals of the […]
Archbishop Vincent Nichols named Cardinal by Pope Francis
The Holy Father, Pope Francis, has named the Most Reverend Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, a Cardinal. The announcement came during Pope Francis’ Angelus in St Peters Square this morning, 12th January, in which he […]
How to deepen your faith
How to deepen your faith: a homily by Fr Stephen Wang, given at Newman House Catholic Chaplaincy
Young people ‘feel they have nothing to live for’
A study for the Prince’s Trust suggests that as many as three quarters of a million young people in the UK may feel that they have nothing to live for, and that almost a third […]
When you don’t live in the same world
Two cities overlap. One house, for example, belongs to one city; the neighboring house belongs to another city. But the citizens of one city are not allowed to notice what is going on in the other […]
Christmas: sacred and profane
Happy Christmas from everyone at Jericho Tree! We are taking a Christmas break and will be back in the new year. The image above is from a shop window on Tottenham Court Road; the image […]
Christmas traditions: the breaking of the Oplatki bread
One of the loveliest traditions we started on Christmas Eve is one we took from our Polish friends, the breaking of the Oplatki bread. This tradition starts just before the evening meal. While the adults […]
Life in Christ: a 45 session DVD resource
I’ve just received my complimentary copy of the new Life in Christ DVD resource from the Southwark Catholic Youth Service (I do one of the sessions on prayer). It’s a mammoth undertaking: 45 sessions with […]
Ordinariate’s first monastery to be erected
On New Year’s Day 2014 – a year to the day since they were received into the full communion of the Catholic Church – the Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary will formally become the […]
Family stability more important for your children than finding the ‘best’ school?
How much energy parents spend – quite understandably – on finding the ‘right’ or ‘best’ school for their children. But perhaps there are more important things, even for the sake of their education and schooling. […]
