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Some time ago now, when I was visiting a parish in North London, I asked a lady why she wanted to become a Catholic. She explained that for years she had been coming to church with her Catholic husband and now wanted to be fully part of what...
The Cross we contemplate this afternoon is indeed wondrous beyond words. As the Cross is lifted before us, in the words we have heard and in the actions that follow, we can but be filled with wonder.
Isaiah said so in that first reading: 'The c...
by Rector Canon Roger Taylor
Put to the test to prove his identity in today's Gospel (John 5:31-47) in a hostile, adversarial situation, Jesus lines up his witnesses. The word of one man alone is not going to suffice, so Jesus points not just t...
by Canon Stuart Wilson, Vocations Promoter
Being a spiritual director (SD) is quite an unusual thing to do. It's an awesome responsibility to be helping someone on 'the way'. Helping someone to choose the path of holiness which will hopef...
by Fr Mark Vickers
Christ entered the world that we might have life and have it to the full, that we might have communion with the very life and love of God himself. When he returned to the Father, that life and love was not withdrawn. Rather, ...