Creative Courage
As I watched the 11am Mass from Belmont this morning and a line from the second reading really stood out …
Tag Archives: Pope Francis
More Good News than Bad
The Catholic Church is facing a barrage of criticism due to the unfolding sex abuse scandal involving Cardinal McCarrick and …
Amoris Laetitia
The Vatican has provided a summary of Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation ‘Amoris Laetitia’ (On Love in the Family) released today. …
Fixing the Date of Easter
The earliest believers in the church of Asia Minor wished to keep the observance of Easter in correlation to the …
An Opportunity for Mission
Don’t be devastated or depressed about the election results in the UK today. There have already been a number of …
The Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy
At a recent gathering of the Cursillo Movement, the Pope asked the gathering whether they knew the corporate and spiritual …
Charisms
Vatican City, 2014 (VIS) – The charisms that build the Church and make her fruitful constituted the subject of Pope …
The Authenticity of Catholic Charismatic Renewal
On the afternoon of 1st June 2014, Pope Francis attended Rome’s Olympic Stadium to meet with the participants in the …
Prayer Answered
You may recall I posted a request for a young man Jamil from Amman in advance of the visit by …
Prayer Request for Jamil
Jamil Dababneh is a 19 year old Catholic from Amman, Jordan, a JMJ Volunteer and he has been committed to …
Pope Francis and Christian Unity
Pope Francis has sent a private message of Reconciliation and Unity from the Catholic Church to the Evangelical Church through …
Peace Sunday
This Sunday, 19th January will see the Church throughout the world pray together for peace. Peace Sunday is an annual …
Evangelii Gaudium
The Pope has published his apostolic exhortation this week and it is called ‘Evangelii Gaudium’ which means ‘The Joy of …
Pleasure or Treasure?
There has been a constant battle going on between good and evil since the beginning of time played out in …
Pope Francis Consecrates the World to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
The Pope celebrated mass in St Peter’s square this morning in honour of the Marian Day, an event organised as …
Listening to the Pope
Once you have had an opportunity to read the full transcript of the interview with Pope Francis it may be worth …
A Big Heart Open to God
Pope Francis has given an extensive interview which has been published in America The National Catholic Review. Commentary and excerpts …
Peace in Syria
Just prior to the call by Pope Francis for an evening of prayer and fasting in aid of peace in …
Syria
There is much debate about Syria both at the G20 and among individual governments. The British government voted against a …
John Paul II and John XXIII
Francis speaks about these two great men: “John XXIII was the figure of a county priest who loves all of …
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