Wine & Cheese: Shaping a new 18-30s group

Got time to connect? We’re gathering a group of 18–30-year-olds to help shape a space around what matters, meaning, faith, social justice, the environment, retreats, and real-life questions. This is a relaxed, one-hour conversation and we’d really value your thoughts...

Fr Joe Words

I don’t know how many people were received into the Catholic Church during the Easter celebrations, but it seems this was a bumper year. France alone is said to have had 21,400 adults come into full communion with the Church, and most American dioceses have also...

‘The Lord will reign for ever!’ 

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……………….

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...