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Lambs, woodcarvers, kings and ringbearers: Exploring Advent as a family.

Friday 29 November 2013

As Advent is coming up again, it is time for the Chatfield family to dig out the copy of Jostein Gaarder’s “The Christmas Mystery.” With 24 chapters, it is written to be read from 1st December until Christmas Eve. There are two stories, which weave together over the course of the book, one about a […]

Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.

Thursday 28 November 2013

Sunday saw the end of the Liturgical Year, which always ends on a high with the feast of Christ the King. Tonight our adults Advent group meets for the first time and the theme of this, and our family advent group on Fridays, is The Kingdom of God. The Kingship of Christ and concepts of […]

Saving Our Souls or Finding our heart’s desire.

Wednesday 20 November 2013

A while ago, I read a letter in the Catholic Herald that made me stop and think. There had been a variety of articles and letters on the theme of Hell. The writer of the letter was joining in the debate. His premise was that we need to teach about Hell because teaching about consequences […]

Synod of Bishops on the Family 2014

Sunday 3 November 2013

Family life will be the focus of an extraordinary general session of the Synod of Bishops that will meet at the Vatican between 5–19 October 2014. Around 150 Synod fathers will take part in the meeting to discuss the “pastoral challenges of the family in the context of evangelization.” It is expected to last two […]

The Feast of Blessed John Henry Newman.

Wednesday 9 October 2013

Today is a feast day for Ordinariate priests. Neil celebrated mass at Our Lady of Ransom, the intention of which was the Newman Association. At the start of Mass, Neil read a reading from John Henry Newman, set for the Office of Readings for today. He said that in this reading he found echoes  of […]

Writing Retreats and Spiritual Journals.

Tuesday 1 October 2013

For those of you who keep a spiritual journal or have considered doing so you might be interested in a writing retreat being hosted at the Days of Deepening Friendship blog. There will be posts up each day between now and the end of the week. The posts are being written by Loyola Press editor, […]