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 higher than our average attendance submission in last year's Church [...]
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 to shine like the sun, and his clothes became dazzling [...]
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 Lenten disciplines on which you have now embarked to God's grace [...]
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 blessing last Sunday after Mass of our beautiful new signboards [...]
The Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Dear friends,St Valentine’s Day is approaching: disappointingly, this third-century Roman saint does not appear in the modern Church calendar – 14 February is instead the Feast of St Cyril and St Methodius, equally important figures but rather less [...]
The Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Dear friends,Who do you think you are? For most of us, the answer to this question involves looking back – both into our family history, and into the past experiences which have shaped our lives – and looking forward, with [...]