Celia Deane-Drummond, Director of the Laudato Si’ Research Institute, Campion Hall, University of Oxford, has written this about Covid-19...

PRAYING IN THE PANDEMIC ON ASCENSION DAY Today we commemorate Jesus’ last moments and words on Earth before being exalted to the Father’s...

The Romans started it, in honour of the god Terminus, at the feast of TERMINALIA, observed in April or early May. Terminus was the god of...

The Pandemic Lockdown has meant we've had time (if not "key-workers" or working from home) to catch-up with those jobs around the house...

REMEMBERING CLIVE JUDD ON THIS HIS ANNIVERSARY. SPIRITUAL COMMUNION FOR FRIENDS AT HOLY TRINITY WINCHESTER AND OTHER FRIENDS. ✠ In the...

…….where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end." Thomas Merton had an enviable...

EASY TIPS FOR PERSONAL PRAYER - based on a post by Fr Ronald Rolheiser on "Franciscan Media", with additions from me. Whether you’re a...

….TO PRAY. HELP! I'M A PRIEST - IT SHOULD BE EASY. Sometimes it's easier than at other times. Sometimes, if I'm out in inspirational...

“There have been times when people have told me that they find it hard to pray because they do not know the correct words to use. When I...

WHY SHOULD WE INTERCEDE? .....because it is one of the deepest instincts we have. The simple fact is - we ask for things. The danger is...

✠ In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Alleluia! Christ is risen. He is risen indeed. Alleluia! Stay...

The Black Death was a devastating global epidemic of bubonic plague that struck Europe and Asia in the mid-1300s. The plague arrived in...

THE BATTLE AGAINST THE CORONAVIRUS - Love never fails Even in the darkest moments, love gives hope. Love compels us to fight against...

PRAYER AND REFLECTION IN THE PANDEMIC It’s no wonder that some give in to the temptation to “put on a mask” as they worry about what...

POPE FRANCIS - "The coronavirus crisis has put a spotlight on people’s values." “Today I believe we have to slow down our rate of...

THE GOOD SHEPHERD CALLS US TO CARE Prayer of Petition during this Coronavirus Pandemic Loving God, If we are ill, strengthen us. If we...

If the present predicament in which we find ourselves has taught us anything, it must be that life is a precious gift, and that there is...

SPIRITUAL COMMUNION FOR TODAY, GOOD SHEPHERD SUNDAY ✠ In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Alleluia!...

A SIMPLE EXAMEN FOR THE PANDEMIC Isaiah 35 And a highway will be there; it will be called the Way of Holiness; it will be for those who...

THE THIRD FRIDAY IN EASTERTIDE We honour and remember Mary and Joseph for their bravery in making the journey along the road to Egypt,...