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Jul 4
2 min

Pastoral Letter from Bishop Richard

Bishop Richard writes about the reopening of churches for communal worship.

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Jun 15
1 min

A globe-trotting Massgoer in lockdown

It has been an unusual experience travelling the world for Mass from our living room.

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Jun 10
4 min

Opening the churches

Information about the opening of churches for private prayer. Last updated at 13:45 on 11/7/20.

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Jun 1
3 min

New vistas

At first, all we noticed was the damage caused by the storm. But later, we came to see that new vistas, new possibilities, had opened up.

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May 30
3 min

“Everything has changed; nothing has changed.”

A Pentecost Message from Fr Alistair

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May 30
4 min

Light, colour and love

God’s love is revealed in all its innate glory, variety and wonder through the prism of his Risen, Ascended and Glorified Son.

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May 22
8 min

Nine Days of Prayer (updated for Corpus Christi)

Fr Alistair writes about the background to Novenas and suggests ways of structuring a Novena for yourself.

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May 21
5 min

The promise of a rainbow

Rainbows are everywhere at the moment. I find myself playing a game on my walks around the neighbourhood, counting the rainbows I see.

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May 16
3 min

Jesus ascends

May he enlighten the eyes of your mind so that you can see what hope his call holds for you … (Eph 1:18)

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May 14
3 min

Listening

I have always been a firm believer that listening is an active thing, really important to any conversation.

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