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Dear Friends, The feast of the Assumption is a great affirmation of the special place of Mary in the unfolding of God’s work of salvation. In the first reading there is an extraordinary contrast between two signs - a pregnant woman and a fearsome dragon bent on destroying her child. Yet the woman and her child are saved; the evil that the dragon represents is defeated to … [Read more...] about Newsletter 14.08.22

Dear Friends, Today’s Gospel is about the second coming of Jesus at the end of time - an expectation that was very real in the early church but which has lost much of its immediacy in our own age. What we call the Second Coming of Christ is shrouded in mystery. We do not know when or how it will take place. This does not mean that it will not happen. All we do know is that … [Read more...] about Newsletter 07/08/22

Dear Friends, Where do we look for security? Today’s first reading tells us that it is not in ourselves or in our own resources. The Gospel reading tells us that it is not found in wealth (‘the good harvest’). Of course we need a roof over our heads and food on the table. But there is a deeper kind of security: that of the soul. St Paul gives the answer: our lives must be … [Read more...] about Newsletter 31/07/22

Dear Friends, Today’s readings help us to explore prayer and especially how we should be persistent in prayer. To pray is not to impose our will on God, but to ask him to make us available to his will, to his plan of salvation for the world. To pray is not to change God but to allow God to change us, to form us as his children. Note the repeated use of ‘always’. God is … [Read more...] about Newsletter 24/07/2022

Dear Friends, Today’s Gospel reading describes the different ways in which Martha ands Mary welcomed Jesus. Both women offer Jesus hospitality . The ‘one thing necessary’ is to listen to the word of Jesus and to put it into practice. We welcome Father Denys Lloyd who has kindly agreed to celebrate the Masses this weekend. Father James The Annual General Meeting of … [Read more...] about Newsletter 17/07/22