Marriage and Family Life News

The account of the Visitation is a well-known story, one that is made immediately present whenever we sing or say the Magnificat, the song that Mary sang to her cousin Elizabeth. Mary's is a life of service and praise. There is also a real...Read more

May is marked by changes in nature. It is the season when the restraint of winter gives way to an abundance of new growth and colour. It is a time when flower shows gather apace, stimulating a wider interest in horticulture, garden design and...Read more

By Deacon Roger Carr-Jones, Marriage & Family Life coordinator for the Diocese of Westminster Mothering Sunday is a multi-layered celebration, which ranges from gratitude for the grace of baptism (the ancient tradition of visiting your baptismal...Read more

Written by Deacon Roger Carr-Jones, Marriage and Family Life Coordinator for the Diocese of Westminster When my son was in his last year as a chorister his sister, who was in her sixth-form, arranged for all her friends to send him a Valentine...Read more

When we are young, we have no real concept of being old. Why would we? To be young is to rest securely at the centre of all things. A better way to see things is that the very young are better absorbed in life, living in the 'now' and...Read more

By Deacon Roger Carr-Jones, Marriage & Family Life Coordimnator for the Diocese of Westminster - reflection written for the Alliance of Catholic Marriage Organisations One of the many pleasures of the summer break is snuggling down to read a...Read more

Bt Deacon Roger Carr-Jones, Marriage and Family Life Coordinator for the Diocese of Westminster One of the many party games I liked as a child was pass-the-parcel. It is a seemingly simple game with the main prize hidden amongst many layers of...Read more

The Holy Family have arrived and are already settled in. Now, after all the hustle and bustle of the journey, we too are making our way to Him. Hurry! Our Advent calendar has enabled us to mark the days on the journey towards the crib and helps...Read more

By Deacon Roger Carr-Jones, Marriage & Family Life Coordinator for the Diocese of Westminster The concept of the journey is a powerful one in scripture, speaking of movement and direction. In life, we too are on a journey into faith, one that...Read more

By Deacon Roger Carr-Jones, Marriage and Family Life Co-ordinator for the Diocese of Westminster Our Advent journey has begun. We only really know what a journey is like once we have embarked upon it. Until then it simply an idea, only when...Read more

By Deacon Roger Carr-Jones, Marriage & Family Life Coordinator, Diocese of Westminster When I was a child part of the structure of the holidays was to select and spend time writing postcards. The gentle art of the postcard has now been overtaken...Read more

Bt Reverend Roger Carr-Jones, Marriage & Family Life CoOrdinator for the Diocese of Westminster Many years ago, there was a television series, based on the book by Thomas Pakenham titled 'Meetings with Remarkable Trees'. It was an astonishing...Read more

By Reverend Roger Carr-Jones, Marriage & Family Life Coordinator for the Diocese of Westminster On Saturday afternoon we gathered with other couples in the cathedral to participate in the Mass of Thanksgiving for Matrimony and renew our vows. In...Read more

By Deacon Roger Carr-JOnes, Marriage & Family Life Coordinator, Diocese of Westminster There is a world of difference between the term 'Will you be my Valentine?' and that of the phrase 'Will you marry me?'. The first might leave you with...Read more