Today we thank God for the gift of the parish of St Mary's East Finchley. We celebrate 125 years since the foundation in 1898 and 70 years since the building of this Church in 1953, the first to be built in the diocese after the Second World…
My brother David, This evening we celebrate the ordination to your diaconate on the Feast of St. David. The memory of Dewi Sant lives on in the lives and people of Wales celebrating their national patron today and in the paths of the pilgrims who...
Given at the Profession of Faith & Oath of Fidelity at Mater Ecclesiae College, Twickenham on22 It is a joy to be gathered together again and in particular to celebrate the taking of the Profession of Faith and the Oath of Fidelity by all those...
On Saturday 19 The Cardinal used this occasion to reflect on the Sacrament of Holy Order in his homily. It is one Sacrament, he said, expressed in three degrees, shared by deacons, priests and bishops: 'this Sacrament conforms its recipients to...
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...