Phil2 days ago1 minUnconditionalGod of unconditional love, long before we were ready you ran to meet us, welcomed us and embraced us when we did not deserve it. You...
Phil7 days ago4 minSAINT CHARLES DE FOUCAULDCharles de Foucauld was born in Strasbourg on September 15, 1858. He grew up in an aristocratic family. “Son of a holy mother, I learned...
PhilMay 85 minALL SHALL BE WELLJulian was a fourteenth century anchorite (hermit), who lived in a cell next to St Julian’s parish church in Norwich, and took her name...
PhilApr 233 minDIVINE MERCY SUNDAYOne of their group is missing, Thomas. He is one of the apostles, but also a distinct, independent self, a real individual. He cannot be...
PhilApr 171 minEASTER DAYAlleluia! Christ is risen. He is risen indeed! Alleluia! Early on Sunday, the first day of the week, even before it began to get light,...
PhilApr 163 minHOLY SATURDAYMary: “We’d laid him in a manger when he was born, a rough-hewn box where cattle had munched just moments before. We did our best to make...
PhilApr 152 minTHE WORKHOUSE CROSSTHE NEW WINCHESTER UNION WORKHOUSE was built in the 1830s on land known as Oram’s Arbour, and housed to accommodate some three hundred...
PhilApr 151 minHOLY FRIDAYGOOD FRIDAY The whole Church mourns the death of its Saviour. This is traditionally a day of sadness, spent in quiet and in prayer,...
PhilApr 142 minHOLY THURSDAYMatthew chapter 26: "Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus to say, ‘Where do you want us to make the...
PhilApr 132 minHOLY WEDNESDAYHOLY WEDNESDAY - also known as "Spy Wednesday" - the day when the Sanhedrin spied on Jesus through the eyes and motivation of the...
PhilApr 123 minHOLY TUESDAYHOLY TUESDAY: The pain of betrayal In the upper room, Jesus has just washed his disciples’ feet, a most tender act of loving service. He...
PhilApr 112 minHOLY MONDAYHoly Week is a time when the Christian community shares Christ’s pain, His betrayal and abandonment; His descent into the abyss of death,...
PhilApr 62 minCROWDSCENEJesus attracted crowds. He was charismatic. He spoke powerfully and with conviction. He used humour and everyday stories in addressing...
PhilApr 33 minEXTRAVAGANCESix days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. There they gave a dinner for...
PhilMar 272 minMOTHERFriday’s consecration of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary took place during a penitential service led by Pope Francis...
PhilMar 232 minJOYFUL LIVINGSEVEN KEYS FOR JOYFUL LIVING - Chris Widener 1. KNOW YOUR PURPOSE. Nothing will bring you joy more than knowing what it is that you...
PhilMar 192 minHAIL, JOSEPH...HAIL, JOSEPH...... Hail Joseph, passed over among men, Generations shall rise and say: ‘Who’s he?’ But listen – I have a history, a...
PhilMar 173 minI ARISE TODAY....Saint Patrick was born in South Wales in 387 to the family of a Roman official. Aged 16 he was kidnapped and sold into slavery in...
PhilMar 152 minCould You Smite Him Lord?Thoughts and Prayers for the Monday / Tuesday of the Second Week of Lent. "Could You Smite Him Lord?" - A sentiment that many of us might...
PhilMar 132 minOVERWHELMING THE VIOLENCE PRAYERS FOR THE SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT Prayer: Mary's Song - a prayer of petition and intercession inspired by Mary’s Magnificat (Luke...