Fr Joe Words

by | Aug 28, 2025 | News

A few words from Fr Joe…………… Last Monday I believe was called “Blue Monday”, to reflect that it is just about the most depressing day in the whole year! It was the third Monday in January, with all of last month’s pay check long since spent, all the joy of Christmas...

‘The Lord will reign for ever!’ 

by | May 24, 2024 | News

The reign of the Lord glorified in today’s Psalm is a kingdom of justice for the oppressed. The other readings, too, all focus on God’s loving concern for the poor, the weak and the powerless. In the First Reading, a destitute Gentile widow gives to Elijah all that...

A few words from Fr Joe……………….

by | May 24, 2024 | News

In November, we remember our deceased relatives and friends and pray for all the faithful departed and as it says in the Eucharistic Prayer ‘those whose faith was known to you (God) alone’. The greatest gift we can offer to those who have left us is our assurance that...

A few words from Fr Joe…………………

by | Apr 19, 2024 | News

I was invited to the home of a young woman whose wedding was coming up so that I could get to know her parents. The senior couple lived in a very fine house, with large well-proportioned rooms, many open fires, lovely art on the walls and then as the invitation was...