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Dear friends, (Fr Richard remains on retreat until this evening - in consequence of which there will be no public Morning Prayer today. A reminder also that the [...]

Dear friends, This week coming, we will celebrate two saints who were instrumental in the stories of others: Blessed Dominic Barberi (whose commemoration is on Wednesday) received St [...]

Dear friends, The funeral Mass of our late sister Erma Fernandes will be celebrated in church tomorrow (Friday, 14 August) at 12 noon: all are welcome. The service [...]

Dear friends, (This post was prepared before details of the funeral Mass of the late Erma Fernandes were finalised. We extend also our sincere condolences, and the assurance [...]

Dear friends, This Sunday's second reading includes one of the most sublime and uplifting assertions in the New Testament - that nothing can separate us from the love [...]

Dear friends, In this Sunday's first reading, the Lord approves King Solomon's desire above all else to be wise and discerning - and to put this discernment at [...]

Dear friends, I never really thought of myself as the sort of parish priest who might preach about the World Cup: however - and not simply because so [...]

Dear friends, Having passed the summer solstice, we are now also in the second half of this calendar year - and it is now a prudent moment, therefore, [...]

Dear friends, Our Father in heaven has 'hidden these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to little children': to become like little children, as Our [...]

Dear friends, Mercifully, the current heatwave look as if it will break this weekend, as we celebrate the solemnity of the apostles St Peter and St Paul. Our guest [...]