The Lord God says this: ‘My plans for you are for peace, not for disaster; To give you a future, a future filled with hope.’ ‘My plans for you are for peace.’ (Jer 29:11) ——- Dear brothers and sisters in Christ Dear friends and people of good will The news and images from Ukraine in …
Addressing St Peter’s Square pilgrims last Sunday (27th February), Pope Francis said Catholics had been shocked by the outbreak of war, after “repeatedly praying this road would not be chosen,” and repeated his call for March 2nd, Ash Wednesday, to be marked by prayer and fasting for peace. “He who wages war forgets humanity – …
This Sunday’s Gospel reading at Mass is the familiar account of Jesus and his disciples and Mary the mother of Jesus, at the wedding feast of Cana in Galilee. In this first miracle of Jesus, 880 litres of water are turned into wine. Not only that, the best wine, unusually saved until last was the …
In this week’s Sunday Gospel, we see how Jesus was immersed in His Father’s affirming love by the words spoken from heaven following his baptism in the Jordan “You are my Son, the beloved.” The Trinity – Father, Son and Holy Spirit signified by the dove, were present at this event. What does this mean …
Continuing the theme of human rights, just last week the House of Lords passed unopposed the second reading of the assisted dying bill – a euphemism for assisted suicide, which has now gone to committee stage. I pray it may never see the light of day. As with the 1967 Abortion Act which gained sympathy …
Heidi Crowter, a young woman with Downs Syndrome lost her High Court challenge to the Government over a law that allows abortion up to birth for a baby with Downs Syndrome. The High Court judges deferred responsibility for the law that allows discrimination against people with Downs Syndrome back to Parliament. The court refused to …
President Biden said on September 3rd he doesn’t agree that life begins at conception, when speaking about the Texas Heartbeat bill. Medical science recognises that the heartbeat begins at 5 weeks. A fertilised ovum will develop into a baby in the womb. A baby in the womb will develop into a new born baby. A …
“The Texas law (effectively banning abortion past six weeks when the baby’s heart can be detected) will significantly impair women’s access to the health care they need, particularly for communities of colour and individuals with low incomes,” says President Biden. Two points arise here. Firstly, abortion is about the greatest act of self harm a …
The wonderful truth of Faith We have received as gift such a wonderful Creation in all its aspects. The beauty of nature so pleasing to the eye and so potentially productive for the needs of all. The harmony of a loving family bringing personal fulfilment and thereby fulfilling humanity which is a family of families. …
Martin Luther King once said, “If a man hasn’t found something worth dying for then he isn’t fit to live.” Ultimately King paid the price for speaking out for the rights of black Americans. Today we remember another person who spoke truth to power and paid with his life, Thomas More, whose feast day it …