Category Archives: National

Remembrance Sunday

Image by annaklein from Pixabay The thirty-second Sunday of Ordered (or Ordinary) time was suppressed again, as last weekend (with the Solemnity of All Saints), this time because of the feast day of the dedication of the Holy Father’s own cathedral in Rome, the arch-basilica of the Most Holy Saviour, called after its location inContinue reading “Remembrance Sunday”

When we say, ‘I believe’, we also say ‘I belong’

“…the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales has a mission team which is based at their secretariat in Eccleston Square in London. This office supports the bishops in their work to promote the proclamation of the gospel across England and Wales.”

Pastoral Letter on the Terminally-ill adults (aka. End-of-life) bill

“One consequence of this flawed process is that many vital questions remain unanswered. Can MPs guarantee that the scope of the Bill will not be extended? In almost every country where assisted suicide has been introduced the current scope is wider than was originally intended…”

In Remembrance

“They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn;At the going down of the sun, and in the morning;We will remember them.” “They mingle not with their laughing comrades again;They sit no more at familiar tables of home;They have no lot in our labourContinue reading “In Remembrance”

Prisoner’s Sunday (8-Oct-2023)

Mgr. Richard Moth, liaison bishop for prisons [image source] “This year Prisoners’ Sunday – the national day of prayer and action for prisoners and their families – falls on 8th October. Prisoners’ Sunday is an important opportunity for us all to direct our thoughts and prayers to the needs of prisoners and their families, andContinue reading “Prisoner’s Sunday (8-Oct-2023)”