NOVENA TO THE SACRED HEART “Nove” – Latin for “nine”. A “Novena” is a simple prayerful activity for a special intention, spread over...

THE BAPISM OF JESUS: Spiritual Communion ✠ In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Today we rejoice and...

HOPES AND PRAYERS IN THE PANDEMIC The former and late Chief Rabbi, Jonathan Sacks, said on one occasion; “A nation is strong when it...

EPIPHANY SHORT-THOUGHTS IN LOCKDOWN IF WE CHRISTIANS would join the Wise Men, we must close our eyes to all that glitters and look rather...

THE FEAST OF THE EPIPHANY LIGHT THROUGH THE CRACKS ‘There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in.’ - Leonard Cohen. The...

✠ In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. The grace of God has dawned upon the world through our Saviour...

WELCOME TO THE PRAYER GYM, AS YOU STRIVE FOR SPIRITUAL FITNESS IN THIS NEW YEAR. 1: PRAYEROBICS BREATHING EXERCISES Breathing is...

POPE FRANCIS HAS DECREED THIS CHRISTIAN YEAR AS THE YEAR OF SAINT JOSEPH, AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT ON JOSEPH'S QUIET, BACKGROUND ...

✠ In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Grace, mercy and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus...

MEDITATION OF THE INNKEEPER - by Nick Fawcett I felt sorry for that couple, I really did. They were at their wits’ end, the pair of them,...

GENEALOGY by Nicola Slee; her candid reflection on Matthew chapter 1 verses 1–17 "He came from a dysfunctional family. And I’m not just...

SPIRITUAL COMMUNION FOR THOSE UNABLE TO BE AT MASS THIS SUNDAY ✠ In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. The...

MATTHEW'S INTRODUCTION TO THE ACCOUNT OF JESUS'S LIFE AND MISSION IS A BIT DIFFERENT TO THE REST. The way that Matthew begins his account...

WHERE THERE IS NO LOVE, PUT LOVE, AND YOU WILL FIND LOVE.” SAINT JOHN OF THE CROSS, remembered yesterday on 14th December. Juan de...

Spiritual Communion: Third Sunday of Advent In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. The grace of our Lord Jesus...

OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE, PATRON OF MEXICO; DECLARED PATRON IN 1910 OF THE HISPANIC PEOPLE OF THE AMERICAS, AND ACKNOWLEDGED AS PATRON OF...

POPE FRANCIS ANNOUNCED A “YEAR OF ST. JOSEPH” BEGINNING LAST TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8TH, 2020, AND CONCLUDING ON THE SAME DATE NEXT YEAR. The...

“MARY OUR MOTHER” - SOLEMNITY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF MARY For the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary,...

Spiritual Communion - Second Sunday of Advent ✠ In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. The grace of our Lord...

Born in London in 1592, Nicholas Ferrar was educated at Clare College, Cambridge and elected a Fellow there in 1610. Establishment of a...