Catholic Voices. I signed up for the Rise Up programme during the summer holidays not entirely sure what it would be like in its pilot year. The whole experience surpassed all my prior expectations. 'Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the...
It is real pleasure for me to welcome you all here this morning as we celebrate religious and consecrated life in the Diocese. I have a special word of welcome to those who are celebrating particular anniversaries of profession or ordination: Sr...
'Love each other as much as brothers should and have a profound respect for each other.' In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen To be brothers and sisters in the body of Christ is to recognise that our...
Speaking on behalf of the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales, Bishop John Sherrington, Lead Bishop for Life Issues, has reaffirmed a resolution passed by the Bishops at their November 2022 plenary highlighting concerns with current and...
It is wonderful to be together on the banks of the River Jordan. To think of the hordes that gathered here when they heard that John was baptising! The whole of Judea and the all people of Jerusalem, Mark tells us, were here! It's not that...