As we enter the third week of Advent the Church invites us to be happy and joyful. True happiness can only be achieved if, we can make people around of to be happy. When we make people around us to … Continue reading
Dear Parishioners, I hope you all enjoyed the wonderful celebration of the anniversary of priesthood of our dear Fr Jerome last week. It was a time for gratitude and celebration and a wonderful way to bring in this season of … Continue reading
Dear parishioners, Today is first Sunday of Advent. Advent is a time of preparation, preparing our hearts and our minds for the coming of Jesus at Christmas, a time to reflect on the greatness of our faith. In many ways … Continue reading
The existence of God has been put to question by atheists, for them the world came to be through evolution. One of their claims is that Humanity is just another form of “higher” animals, and death is the end of … Continue reading
As we are getting to the end of the Liturgical Year and also approaching the last month of the civil year, the Church wants us to reflect on “End Time”. The phrase “End Time” is been used by many religious … Continue reading
Dear parishioners, I hope you’re enjoying the beautiful colours of this autumn season contrasted with the typical UK grey skies. I hope too that the teachers and our youngsters had a peaceful and restful half term and have returned to … Continue reading
The greatest of all the commandment as Jesus Christ rightly told one of the Scribes that questioned him, is the Love of the Lord our God and the Love of the neighbour as we love ourselves. This true and unconditional … Continue reading
Dear Parishioners, Reflecting on the first reading from Jeremiah and on the gospel, we can see that God does not leave any one out. God’s plans for hope and for healing really are for everybody. In the reading from Jeremiah, … Continue reading
MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR WORLD MISSION DAY 2024 Go and invite everyone to the banquet (cf. Matthew 22:9) Dear brothers and sisters! The theme I have chosen for this year’s World Mission Day is taken from the … Continue reading
ARCHBISHOP’S HOUSE, WESTMINSTER, LONDON, SW1P 1QJ Pastoral Letter on Assisted Suicide 12/13 October 2024 My brothers and sisters, This Wednesday, 16 October 2024, a bill will be introduced to Parliament proposing a change in the law to permit assisted suicide. … Continue reading
DAILY MASS READINGS
Unplug the phone charger. According to O2 only 5% of the energy used by the UK’s mobile phone chargers is actually used to charge phones. The other 50,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions just go into the atmosphere.
