A few words from Fr Alan Hilliard

Thank you for the invitation to lead the Advent Reflection and Reconciliation Service this year. I’ve been asked to speak about migration during this reflection – in truth all I can share with you is what I have learnt from migrants about God. They have inspired me to...

The Lord is very near: Rejoice!

This Third Sunday of Advent is often called ‘Gaudete Sunday’ from the first word of the Entrance Antiphon in Latin: ‘Gaudete!’ – that is, ‘Rejoice!’ It is as though, like small children, we can barely wait to celebrate the wonder and joy of Christmas, the coming of...

A few words from Fr Joe………………….

One evening after Mass a parishioner slipped me an envelope, with the brief comment, ‘something nice for yourself.’ I was delighted to open it when I got home and find inside a single ticket for “Jack B Yeats: Painting and Memory”. I knew that the National Gallery was...