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A message from Fr John

Posted: 28 September 2020

Jesus is having to make the difficult decision to walk towards Jerusalem - he has to be resolute; he has to ‘set his face’ - but there are a couple of obstacles.

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A message from Fr John

Posted: 27 September 2020

What is prayer like for you? Could it be a time of exploration and discovery? Following on from yesterday, is it a time for listening and hearing?

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A message from Fr John

Posted: 26 September 2020

As I indicated in yesterday’s newsletter, the starting point of any retreat is the willingness to give time. The second is to ask for the grace of being able to listen - to listen to oneself, to others for sure and there begin to listen to God speaking to us.

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A message from Fr John

Posted: 24 September 2020

As it’s getting a little cooler these days, there’s a temptation to put the fire on or turn up the central heating - we have to do it to stay warm, of course

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A message from Fr John

Posted: 23 September 2020

Good morning - getting cooler and darker for sure. Thank you for thinking about Cafod’s Harvest Fast Day

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A message from Fr John

Posted: 22 September 2020

As we saw yesterday, Cafod’s Harvest Fast Day is coming up and I know they are depending on support from parishes especially in these times of the pandemic which has hit countries across the world far more so than ours.

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A message from Fr John

Posted: 21 September 2020

What news! It’s a solid reminder to all os to keep safe for our own sake and for the sake of the people we care for. Please.

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A message from Fr John

Posted: 20 September 2020

Today is the Feast of St Matthew for whom I have a special affection being the title of my old parish where I grew up and from which I was ordained.

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A message from Fr John

Posted: 19 September 2020

As you know, we’re in the Season of Creation - a time to ponder and pray about our relationship with our God-given world and all it entails, all it encompasses.

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A message from Fr John

Posted: 17 September 2020

Yesterday we prayed for a sense of clarity through these muddled times.

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A message from Fr John

Posted: 16 September 2020

As you know we have celebrated a number of feast in honour of Our Lady recently: the Assumption; the Queenship of Mary; Our Lady’s Birthday and Our Lady of Sorrows

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A message from Fr John

Posted: 15 September 2020

Good morning How about a little frivolity?

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