The diocesan archive largely consists of precious documents relating to the history of the Catholic community in the London area. There are not many artefacts but two always intrigue me, and they now hang on the wall of my office: memorial plaques...
I'd like to begin with a question: 'Do you wish to change the world?'Â
I hope you do! I remember the excitement of being ordained. Just a few weeks before, though, on old priest said to me, 'I suppose you want to change the world.'Â ...
'The Word was made flesh; he lived among us.' A phrase which resonates deeply within us, not least because we hear it proclaimed every Christmas night. Today that Word reveals himself as the fulfilment of the divine Word revealed in Holy...
April, this year, is Resurrection Month. Everywhere, all the brothers and sisters of the human family, whether explicitly or not, are longing for new life, desperate for the deadly pandemic to end, for the fullness of life to free us from the...
by Didier Rance
John Bradburne's life and work had a powerful impact on me, after I had been working for more than 30 years studying the Catholic martyrs of our time. Bradburne's story stood out. For three years I devoted my time to reading...