Every now and then, in my mind's eye or on TV, there appears the image of Stanbrook Abbey, in Worcestershire, of course. The sweeping drive, the majestic chapel, the forbidding parlours, the sun-kissed gardens and apparently endless central heatin...
On Sunday 4 October, Pope Francis opened the Ordinary Synod on the Family by celebrating Mass in St Peter's Rome. In his homily, he focused on the importance of love and identified the most important parts of the first reading from Genesis 2:18-...
Today we are so glad and honoured to be together at this wonderful shrine of Our Blessed Lady. Here we touch something that runs deep in the Catholic veins of this country. Here we can sense why we refer to England as Mary's Dowry. And, of course,...
The last time I was in this Diocese of Nottingham was for the burial of a king. Today it is for the raising up of a bishop.Â
This is the Lord's work, for it is beyond our capacities. Only He can give the gifts of episcopal character and ordina...
Today is rich in gifts: given and received.Â
The first gift in view is that of five new priests, five willing today to give their lives to the Lord in this new and radical way, Bill Bowder, David Burke, Cyril Chiaha, Daniel Humphreys and David...