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St Paul’s Christmas Letter
A new version of St Paul’s Letter to the Corinthians has just been discovered in a cave at the Leicester General Hospital. You will like it. 1Corinthians 13 – a Christmas Version(Via email. Source unknown) If I decorate my house perfectly with plaid bows, strands of twinkling lights and shiny balls, but do not show…
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Joy of Advent
Are you enjoying Advent? I like a long Advent, as this years is – the maximum of five weeks. Preparation and anticipation are two joys I learned early in our family, where I also learned the joy of memory and looking back. Bringing the future and past into the present is a 3-fold measure of…
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Death, Conflict and Sadness
On Monday and Tuesday, I had four funerals. On Wednesday and Thursday, I was arranging a further three. Please pray with the sadness of the families, now and in the future. You know that Christmas will always remind them of this sadness. The people of Aleppo are still in a desperate situation. You will have…
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Holy Souls Remembrance Month
November, final part of the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness and, in our Catholic tradition, the month of the Holy Souls whom we remember each day: our families and friends who are with God in the full joy of eternal life, or are accepting God’s merciful forgiveness and feeling regret for how much better…
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Mission
Today is a double celebration of mission – with our Catholic communities around the world ‘Mission Sunday’, and our Christian Churches in ‘One World Week’. We pray for the peace of Christ and the truth of the Gospel to spread everywhere. The Church has been on mission since its foundation on the feast of Pentecost…
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Individual Voices
Do you ever imagine “If only I had . . .” and think of all the good you might do? I did it at prayer this week and I knew that no matter how rich I might suddenly become nothing of what I would most want could be bought by money. The child in the…
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Gifts From God
For the first time in my life, I am getting better. I have never been ill. It is a new and fascinating experience. For days, all I wanted to do was sleep and pray, not even wanting to eat and drink. I was drained, peaceful, knowing all in the parish was in good hands (“You…
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St Vincent de Paul Society
Today we have our annual retiring collection for the St Vincent de Paul Society (SVP) to help them in their work in the parish, the nursing homes and the hospital. The SVP members regularly visit those who are lonely, who are sick and are in need in any way. The inspiration of their fine work is…
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Our Poor & Our Love
We welcome Fr John Garry of the St Patrick’s Missionary Society, the Kiltegan Fathers, who is speaking on behalf of their work in the developing world. Father John has worked in Kenya and the Sudan and we know what turmoil those countries have suffered. Father John will carry many memories of the people he loved…
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