Marriage and Family Life News
The Book of Ecclesiastes tells us: ‘To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven’. This idea of the seasons seems to fit very well, when we come to speak of our life-enhancing relationship with grandparents…Read more
By reverend Roger Carr-Jones Marriage & Familiy Life Coordinator , Diocese of Westminster I like watching fireworks, whether in the domestic setting, or as part of an organised event. The myriad of colours, patterns and sounds add to the sense of…Read more
As part of our celebration of the Year of St Joseph and Amoris Laetitia-Family we are inviting a variety of voices from groups to share their journey with us. Our thanks to Maurice Magee at Two In One Flesh for this personal and touching…Read more
As part of our celebration of the Year of St Joseph and Amoris Laetitia-Family we are inviting a variety of voices from groups to share their journey with us. We are grateful for these thoughts from John Corcoran, a Relationship counsellor with…Read more
By The Reverend Roger Carr-Jones Marriage & Family Life Coordinator, Diocese of Westminster This Lent why not reflect for a moment on the ways in which by living out our vocation as a married couple and as a family, we preach the gospel to…Read more
By Reverend Roger Carr-Jones, Marriage & Family Life Coordinator, Diocese of Westminster Praying scripture through art is a practice that allows the text to be explored through the medium of a painting or photograph. This Lent we would like to…Read more
If like me, you enjoy cooking, you will know that, when the recipe asks you to spend time marinading the food, should you then decide to cut corners the overall flavour is affected. Whilst the meal remains edible, the complexity of flavour may be…Read more
In this time of lock down it is good to hear and be inspired by the work of those who work to sustain and nurture marriage and family life. Our thanks to Paul Mannu for this great overview on the charism and work of CANA In this time of continued…Read more
By Reverend Roger Carr-Jones, Marriage & Family Life Coordinator, Diocese of Westminster The past year has felt as though it has been full of challenges, sorrows and disappointments as our accepted way of living and acting has adapted to life in…Read more
‘I love you, Pop-Pop and Vovó!’ (Portuguese for grandmother) said our two-year-old granddaughter at our most recent Facetime conversation. After a year in which we have only briefly seen our three grandchildren and had to maintain social…Read more
By Reverend Roger Carr-Jones Marriage & Family Coordinator , Diocese of Westminster Two years ago, I had the real privilege of working alongside our friends at Pray-As-You-Go, helping to devise a resource which became known as ‘Imagining the…Read more
By Reverend Roger Carr-Jones Marriage & Family Life Coordinator, Diocese of Westminster https://www.restoredlives.org/ At the back of my house is a large wall. For most of the year it is hidden behind a profusion of plants each vying for the…Read more
By Reverend Roger Carr-Jones, Marriage & Family Life Coordinator, Diocese of Westminster Although I enjoy swimming, I am not a strong swimmer, which in the past meant that I rarely ventured out of my depth. It was not the water that was the…Read more
Our thanks to our friends from http://www.teamsgb.org.uk/ for sharing this inspiring reflection from Canon John Udris, Spiritual Director at St Mary's College Oscott Reverend Roger Carr-Jones Marriage & Family Life Co-Ordinator This is to clarify…Read more
By Reverend Roger Carr-Jones Marriage & Family Life Cordinator Diocese of Westminster (Image reproduced with the kind permission of the Preston Jesuit Community) If you ever have the opportunity to visit Preston take a moment to visit the Jesuit…Read more
By Reverend Roger Carr-Jones Marriage & Family Life Coordinator (inspired by an article written for http://www.allianceofcatholicmarriageorganisations.org.uk/ ) I have always been fascinated by the time, effort and creativity that goes into the…Read more