Here at the Grotto, we gather at the feet of Mary, our Blessed Mother. We come to her with our troubles and our joys. We salute her - 'Hail Mary!' - as the one who is 'full of grace', who carried within her the Incarnate Word of God,...
When we are young, we have no real concept of being old. Why would we? To be young is to rest securely at the centre of all things. A better way to see things is that the very young are better absorbed in life, living in the 'now' and...
When you need a haircut, going to the hairdresser is the answer. At St Augustine's Priory, the hairdresser comes to you, as long as you are one of their flock of sheep. It was shearing time at this Ealing Catholic independent school for girls...
Ordination of Priests Saturday 24 June 2023 This morning we have before us the awesome figure of John the Baptist, wearing his camel hair and eating locusts and wild honey! And there are other characters I want to mention this morning. But...
Brothers and sisters, ladies and gentlemen, I have here seven pages. But I'm not going to take much notice of them, because I would much rather speak to you from the heart. First of all, thank you so much. Just look around the room. When I…