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“NOW is the Day of Salvation” The above quote is from St Paul’s Second Letter to the Corinthians, 6:2. Lent is a real season of grace – a time for purification and conversion when we want to grow closer to … Read More » … Continue reading the «Newsletter for Sunday 17 March 2019»
Being a Disciple Bishop Patrick some months ago outlined three themes for the spiritual development of the diocese over the next three years. They are Encounter, Discipleship and Missionary Discipleship. We considered the first theme of Encounter (spending time with … Read More » … Continue reading the «Newsletter for Sunday 10 March 2019»
More Scandal We have been subjected to yet another week of terrible sex scandals concerning high ranking Catholic clergy in the news. Whenever sexual abuse of children takes place it is always horrific, but even worse when the perpetrators are … Read More » … Continue reading the «Newsletter for Sunday 3 March 2019»
Getting Prepared for Lent With the beginning of Lent (Ash Wednesday) just over a week away, it is a good idea to get your plan of action ready now, otherwise there is a big danger of going through Lent without … Read More » … Continue reading the «Newsletter for Sunday 24 February 2019»
The Value of Suffering Today in the Gospel we hear St Luke’s version of the Beatitudes in which the topic is happiness. But Our Lord seems to reverse how we would normally think of happiness, and instead associates it with … Read More » … Continue reading the «Newsletter for Sunday 17 February 2019»
