Posted: 20 June 2020
Good morning - a little respite from the rain although I seem to emptying the dehumidifier in my bedroom about five times a day. The surveyor is coming on Monday and will report to the loss adjuster. Fingers crossed.
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Posted: 19 June 2020
We celebrate a great feast today - the Feast of the Sacred Heart. It is a lovely devotion, a reminder of the all pervading love of God made flesh in the life and death of Jesus.
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Posted: 18 June 2020
Pope Francis’ homily on Sunday - for Corpus Christi - re-emphasised the connection between the Mass, our celebration and remembering of the sacrifice of Jesus and our sharing in his Body and Blood.
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Posted: 17 June 2020
Well done Marcus Rashford - what a man! So clear and well-mannered - his family, friends and teachers must be very proud of him.
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Posted: 16 June 2020
As they say, be careful what you wish for! The rain came and in torrents, most of which came through my bedroom ceiling.
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Posted: 15 June 2020
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Posted: 15 June 2020
Just a brief note today ‘We’ are being inspected today to test our preparedness for opening for private prayer.
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Posted: 14 June 2020
Our celebration of the Feast is very different this year. We would, of course, normally be gathered around the table of the Lord in great thanksgiving for all the wonders of God’s love, especially the mystery of communion in and through the sacramental Body and Blood of Jesus.
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Posted: 12 June 2020
Good morning - gosh it’s gone cooler. This morning I would like to share with you a little thought from Pope Francis,
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Posted: 11 June 2020
Have you had chance to watch some of this season’s Springwatch on television. I find the presenters a little too ‘enthusiastic’ (I’m getting old!) but what a message they offer particularly through the use of some startling images.
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Posted: 10 June 2020
Following on from my Cafod meeting yesterday, I became very aware of how our Catholic charities like Cafod and Missio are struggling for cash at the moment
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Posted: 09 June 2020
The dustbin men and the road sweeper have been already - neither heroes nor martyrs but would we be without them? These days especially they are the absolutely essential guardians of our streets.
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