Very shortly, after the formal prayers of the Church for our broken world, we come to that part of today's Liturgy called 'The Showing of the Holy Cross'. All the words of Holy Scripture we have heard thus far, lead us to this moment. As we...
'What have you given up for Lent?', my friend Molly asked me as she scanned a cucumber through the Sainsbury's self-checkout and placed it in her stripy reusable bag. I felt completely at a loss for an answer and found myself rattling off...
Louise Weaver, a parishioner from Our Lady of Mount Carmel & St George parish in Enfield will be walking 10,000 steps every day for 40 days to raise money for vulnerable families overseas. From 17th February to 3rd April, Louise will be joining...
Caritas Westminster Development Worker for North London This time last year, we had each made our Lenten commitments, vowing to take up practices or to give up something for 40 days. I heard somebody say and, in fact, have often repeated it since...
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...