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I was recently struck by the parallels between the need for prayer and the need for open communication in marriage and family life when re-reading Fr Bernard Basset's (SJ) little book Let's Start Praying Again. Published in 1970, Fr Basset pai...
The late, great Cardinal Basil Hume OSB, when ordaining new priests in the Diocese of Westminster, used always to remark on how people would presume that the men being ordained had been tested to see if they were strong enough. No, suggested Dom B...
By Fr Mark Vickers Congress Day: Saturday, 8 September In the second of three parts, Fr Mark Vickers reviews the events of the Congress, which took place on the second day, pointing out the many riches explored in the keynote addresses, test...
On Tuesday 30 The gathering was opened by Diocesan Youth Chaplain Fr Mark Walker, who thanked the nearly 90 young people for coming to hear the reflections of the Cardinal and to discuss them with their peers. He led the audience in The Car...
by Cardinal Vincent Nichols My memories of sunshine in August may now have faded, but the sense of shock and shame that marked that month have not. In many ways it has been the most disturbing of times in the life of the Church for 50 years. Th...