The Fifteenth Sunday of the Year
Dear friends, Christ's final words on the Cross ('It is finished') are reflected in the first words of his public ministry, 'The time is fulfilled'. Each explain to us that Jesus' life and death are the culmination of [...]
The Fourteenth Sunday of the Year (Sea Sunday)
Dear friends, In this Sunday's Gospel reading Jesus says, 'Come to me, all you who labour and are overburdened, and I will give you rest.' The life of a seafarer is always on the move, and so often [...]
The Thirteenth Sunday of the Year
Dear friends, With a busy week, we begin a busy summer: it's all go at St Mary's! The 6pm Vigil Mass this coming Saturday evening, 1 July will be celebrated not in church but (weather permitting) in the [...]
The Twelfth Sunday of the Year
Dear friends, '[The] Lord is at my side, a mighty hero': so sings the prophet Jeremiah in our first reading this Sunday, voicing a note of resolute hope and confidence in the face of the challenges of life. [...]
The Eleventh Sunday of the Year
Dear friends, Our beautiful church is an oasis 🌊🌴 in the current soaring temperatures, and a spot of stillness amidst the busyness of life. Join us this Sunday, not least to celebrate Fathers' Day 🍻, and to welcome as [...]
Corpus Christi
Dear friends, Greetings from the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham, where you are all very much in my prayers! 'Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb' (Rev. 19.9). As you might [...]