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Pope Francis RIP
It was with great sadness that the death of Pope Francis was announced on Monday morning 21st April 2025, Easter Monday, by Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church. Although suffering from ill health in recent months, undergoing a prolonged stay in Hospital due to double pneumonia, it still came as a […]
Continue ReadingOppose Assisted Suicide
You still have time to make your voice heard and oppose assisted suicide becoming law in England and Wales. The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will fundamentally change many of the key relationships in our way of life: within the family, between doctor and patient, within the health service. . ‘A DEEPLY FLAWED […]
Continue ReadingSt Joseph
On 19th March we celebrate the Solemnity of St Joseph: Novena to St Joseph – https://missio.org.uk/stjoseph/ Imitating St Joseph’s holy example and faith – https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-01/pope-francis-general-audience-29-january-2025-catechesis.html – Guardian of the Redeemer – https://www.vaticannews.va/en/liturgical-holidays/solemnity-of-saint-joseph–the-spouse-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary.html Persecuted and courageous migrant – https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/audiences/2021/documents/papa-francesco_20211229_udienza-generale.html +++++++++ Photograph from Westminster Cathedral
Continue ReadingMessages of Christmas
CARDINAL’S CHRISTMAS MESSAGE – ‘he is our peace and joy’ – https://rcdow.org.uk/cardinal/addresses/cardinals-christmas-message-2024/ KING ATTENDS ADVENT SERVICE AT FARM STREET– ‘celebrating the courage and perseverance of Christians on Nineveh Plains’ https://rcdow.org.uk/news/king-attends-advent-service-at-farm-street-church/ ‘OPEN HEARTS TO JESUS, AND SHARE CHRISTMAS HOPE’ – from the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem https://www.cbcew.org.uk/latin-patriarch-hope-advent-christmas/ O ANTIHPONS – evening prayer before Christmas […]
Continue ReadingTen reasons to oppose Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia
Our written evidence to the Health and Social Care Select Committee Inquiry into Assisted Suicide, submitted in January 2023, offers ten clear reasons to oppose assisted suicide and euthanasia. » Our Work » Life Issues » Ten reasons to oppose assisted suic… Summary of the written evidence to the Health and Social Care Select Committee inquiry The Catholic Bishops’ Conference […]
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“Better off dead?”
By Benedict Plimmer, Chair of Trustees for Catholic Student Network. Contact your MP now! In meetings with students and other ministry-based organisations I feel there is a consensus that the Church’s primary role is larger and broader than as a political campaigner or pressure group. This perspective aligns with the Passion narratives, where Christ stands in […]
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Cardinal Vincent’s Pastoral Letter 13th October 2024
ARCHBISHOP’S HOUSE, WESTMINSTER, LONDON, SW1P 1QJ Pastoral Letter on Assisted Suicide 12/13 October 2024 My brothers and sisters, This Wednesday, 16 October 2024, a bill will be introduced to Parliament proposing a change in the law to permit assisted suicide. The debate will continue for a number of months, in society and in Parliament, before […]
Continue ReadingEDUCATION SUNDAY, 8th Sep – “He makes the deaf hear and the dumb speak”
EDUCATION SUNDAY, 8th Sep – “He makes the deaf hear and the dumb speak” – marking the start of the new academic year, celebrating the work of Catholic Schools and Colleges. https://www.cbcew.org.uk/education-sunday/ Message from Bishop Marcus Stock, Chair of the Catholic Education Service – ‘inspiring a lifelong love of learning, and fostering the virtues that will assist children and […]
Continue ReadingWelcome to St. Mary’s Pilgrims!
The group from our parish of the Sacred Heart who recently went on Pilgrimage to Rome welcomed a group of fellow Pilgrims from St. Mary’s here in Ware, who also went to Rome on Pilgrimage with Fr. Jake. A lovely BBQ was organised by our group to welcome the group from St. Mary’s. Unlike our […]
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