SECOND SERIES OF REFLECTIONS IN CORPUS CHRISTI-TIDE LUKE 22: Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat...

The Thursday after Trinity, ten days after Pentecost is known as Corpus Christi. A 13th Century Belgian nun named Juliana had a recurring...

The following is a meditation of thankfulness by Michel Quoist; thankfulness for the simple, ordinary things in life, which we so often...

I weave a silence into my mind. I weave a silence onto my lips. I weave a silence within my heart. I close my ears to distractions. I...

Michel Quoist: born Le Havre 18 June 1921; ordained priest 1947; died Le Havre 18 December 1997. Quoist was an inspirational figure to...

WELCOME - PATRONAL FESTIVAL AT HOLY TRINITY, WINCHESTER, ON THE SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY ✠ In the name of the Father, and of...

SAINT BONIFACE Winfrith was born at Crediton in Devon in 675. Aged eleven, he was sent to Exeter to be educated. Winfrith took the name...

THE THIRD POST THIS WEEK DEVOTED TO THE FASCINATING AND INSPIRATIONAL LIFE OF CHARLES DE FOUCAULD. About to be proclaimed a saint,...

A week ago Pope Francis announced that Charles de Foucauld will be proclaimed a Saint. Yesterday we shared his early journey through...

A week ago Pope Francis announced that Blessed Charles would soon be named Saint Charles de Foucauld (Charles de Foucauld was declared...

TODAY WE REMEMBER THE VISIT MARY MADE TO HER RELATIVE ELIZABETH, WHICH OCCASIONED THE MOST-REVOLUTIONARY AND RADICAL MISSION-STATEMENT,...

As did the Apostles, with Mary, the Mother of Jesus persevere in prayer in that Upper Room on the feast of Pentecost, awaiting the Spirit...

In this present crisis we have no option but to learn to have more patience. Covid-19 is making us wait. It’s the new normal to wait in a...

“COME WITH ME TO A QUIET PLACE, AND GET SOME REST.” MARK 6:31 "The apostles gathered round Jesus and reported to him all they had done...

PANDEMIC PRAYERS IN POVERTY THE PANDEMIC WILL HAVE PUT OUR NATION AND NATIONS GLOBALLY DEEPER AND DEEPER INTO DEBT. THE KNOCK-ON EFFECT...

"Non Angli Sed Angeli". Pope Gregory had a special affection for the English. The Venerable Bede, in his Ecclesiastical History,...

Lord, we take ourselves far too seriously most of the time. Help us to add humour to our perspective - remembering always that humour is...

WE PRAY TODAY FOR PEOPLE OF FAITH IN CHINA, ON THIS CELEBRATION OF OUR LADY OF SHESHAN, OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS. Today, particularly...

FOR THE SEVENTH SUNDAY WITHIN EASTERTIDE ✠ In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Lord Jesus, I come to...

LISTENING IN THE PANDEMIC TO THOSE WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES This week the UK has been shining a light on Mental Health by marking Mental...