On Thursday, the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, live pictures were streamed from her Shrine. We were able to be with people gathered at the Grotto, quietly moving around, praying peacefully. We were able to take part in the grand celebration of…
We begin the last but one month of this extraordinary year by celebrating the magnificent Feast of All Saints: a reminder to us each year that every saint has a past and every sinner a future. That cheers me up. Then only the day after, All...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Bakhita House has remained open and fully staffed around the clock , although the house has been unable to accept new referrals .
One Bakhita House guest has shared her account of what daily life has been like…
Have you still got your crib up at home? I have. It's a custom I learnt from abroad. I know, in England, we tend to take all the Christmas decorations down after the New Year; or, if not at the actual New Year, around 12
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I am in 'middle time'; I have finished at the hospice and now await the beginning of my new appointment as Parish Priest. This has provided me with the opportunity to write a few Post-it notes to myself.
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The first is fairly obvious: t...