On Thursday 30th March 2017, Archbishop Bernard Longley of Birmingham visited St Joseph's Hospice, Hackney to deliver one in a series of the hospice's annual Lenten Lectures. Archbishop Bernard is very familiar with the work of St Joseph's H...
At the Easter Vigil of the Holy Night celebrated in Westminster Cathedral, Cardinal Vincent reflected on the meaning of the Paschal fire from which the Paschal candle is lit and light then radiates to every individual present.
The fire is a sym...
Two weeks ago, ten thousand young Catholics from across England and Wales were gathered at Wembley for Flame 17m an opportunity to pray, to learn and to celebrate their faith. While in their company, I remembered the stirring appeal of Pope Franci...
In Lent we remember how Jesus on the cross cried out, 'My God, my God, why have you forsaken me', words which express his anguish and the separation he experienced between himself and his Father. Until then he had felt close to God; now he see...
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Today, as we pray for the repose of the soul of Canon John McDonald, we hear again the solemn proclamation of the Beatitudes, which take us to the heart of the Gospel message of the coming of the Kingdom of God.Â
'Blessed' is such a powe...