Dear Friends, The Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) is a reminder of the central place of the Eucharist in our Catholic tradition. So it is appropriate that a group of our children who have been preparing for this day for several months should today receive Holy Communion for the first time. On Friday some of our young people were confirmed by Bishop … [Read more...] about Newsletter 07.06.15.
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A Dear Friends, Today we celebrate the feast of the Blessed Trinity: 3 persons in one God. It is quite possible to get yourself in a theological tangle and try to explain what is ultimately the mystery of the Godhead. For me it is an opportunity to stop and reflect on the awesome presence of God in the world and in our lives. We moderns like to dissect and rationalise. God … [Read more...] about
Newsletter 24.05.15.
Dear Friends, Today we celebrate the great event when the Spirit of God was poured out as gift on the apostles, hidden indoors, and transformed them into missionaries. We see the Church at its birth alive with a new breath, telling the world of a new, undreamed of and crowning happiness. They proclaim good news - about the forgiveness of sin, about what … [Read more...] about Newsletter 24.05.15.
Newsletter 17.05.15.
Dear Friends, Today’s feast, the Ascension of the Lord, is part of what we call the Easter Mystery. This time between Easter and Pentecost is a time of transition when the risen Jesus vanishes from the sight of his disciples only to open up a new way of relating to them. His invisible presence will become more intense in depth and extent in a way that would have been … [Read more...] about Newsletter 17.05.15.
Newsletter 10.05.15.
Dear Friends, Today’s readings are food for thought indeed! They help us to see the world in a new and bigger perspective. In particular they see God, not as some great force or distant deity, but as one who is intimately involved in everything through a commitment to love - a love that is realised in total self-giving. This is revealed in the cross of Christ … [Read more...] about Newsletter 10.05.15.
