Easter Day
Dear friends, Today (Maundy Thursday, 6 April) we begin the most sacred season of the Christian year, the "Sacrum Triduum" (or Three Holy Days). I look forward to [...]
Palm Sunday
Dear friends, An acquaintance told me recently of his intention to camp out overnight on the Mall to witness the King's Coronation procession along the Royal Route in May: [...]
The Fifth Sunday in Lent
Dear friends, Last Sunday's flush of rose gives way this week to another dramatic visual milestone on our continuing journey through Lent: on Passion Sunday, the Fifth Sunday [...]
The Fourth Sunday in Lent
Dear friends, Last week was undeniably a dramatic Sunday, over which, nonetheless, Mass attendance again surpassed 60 - congratulations! As our 2023 Stewardship Campaign - "With Gratitude and [...]
The Third Sunday in Lent
Dear friends, I am delighted to report that attendance at Mass last Sunday surpassed 60 souls for the first time since my Induction: this figure is a third [...]
The Second Sunday in Lent
Dear friends, This Sunday's Gospel reading includes St Matthew's account of the Transfiguration, when - atop a high mountain - before three of his disciples, Jesus' appearance altered [...]
The First Sunday in Lent
Dear friends, It was very encouraging to welcome so many of you to Mass yesterday for the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday - and I commend the [...]
The Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Dear friends,Spring may not yet quite have sprung, but there is a sense of renewal in the air - not least because, hot on the heels of the [...]