News & Views January 2021
News & Views January 2021 “Hope is one of the main guiding forces in human life, as without hope, easy becomes difficult and possible turns into impossible. But it is also very like our human nature to lose hope in challenging situations. Families and loved ones can give up easily and suffer from hopelessness if […]
Weekly News 27/12/2020
The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph As an example for us to follow, the Holy Family can seem a little too perfect: when we consider the more dramatic events of the Christmas and Easter story, it can seem so far removed from us. And yet, as today’s Gospel reminds us (especially in the […]
Weekly News 20/12/2020
Fourth Sunday of Advent Year B Here we enter a new stage of Advent: having spent so much time on the Second Coming, now we look back, to remember the details of the Lord’s First Coming. Today we focus on the character of Mary, and hear of the angel Gabriel being sent to her, to […]
Weekly News 13/12/2020
Third Sunday of Advent Year B “Gaudete Sunday” So who is coming? This Sunday’s readings help to answer that question. John the Baptist is asked about the coming of the Messiah – is it him? He affirms his role as a witness to speak for the light, by pointing to the one who stands among […]
Weekly News 06/12/2020
Second Sunday of Advent Year B Throughout the first three weeks of Advent our focus is very clearly on the Second Coming of the Lord – not so much on the run up to Christmas (until the last week). If we view Advent as a preparation for Christmas these readings will make little sense – […]
News & Views December 2020
News & Views December 2020 The month of December is dedicated to the Immaculate Conception, which is celebrated on December 8. The first 2 days of December fall during the liturgical season known as Ordinary Time and are represented by the liturgical colour green. The next 22 days fall during the liturgical season of Advent […]
Weekly News 29-11-2020
First Sunday of Advent Year B Advent opens with a great cry, and a great promise: Oh that you would tear the heavens open and come down! is the cry, of a people who need God. …The master is coming is the promise, not to breed fear, but to answer our cry. Advent begins, not […]
The Right To Pray Together In A Crisis
Diocese of Salford The Right To Pray Together In A Crisis Places of worship are essential. Acts of communal worship should be allowed in them in any future Lockdown or tiered system of restrictions. We recognise that the current national measures are a matter of public health. They are to promote the flourishing, well-being and […]
Preparing the Way – Advent at Home Resources
Preparing the Way – Advent at Home Resources Advent is the liturgical season that precedes and prepares us for Christmas. It is a season of hope and of longing, of joyful expectation and of peaceful preparation. Advent is that time of the year when we look forward in eager anticipation for his return in glory […]
Weekly News 22/11/2020
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE Shepherd-King oer mountain steep, homeward guide thy wandring sheep. This hymn which we will probably sing today captures the readings perfectly: our King is not a cruel tyrant or despot, but a shepherd who loves his flock, who would (and did) give his life for them. Love […]