St Jane Frances Chantal was born in Dijon, France, on the 28th of January 1572. She had a very spiritual and religious upbringing. She married the Philippe, Baron de Chantal at the age of 20 who had inherited sufficient debts with the acquisition of the family estate. However, St Jane Frances Chantal was able to … [Read more…]
St Clare was born in 1194 in Assisi, Italy. She was inspired and moved at the age of 15 by the dynamic preaching of St Francis of Assisi and refused to get married. She ran away from home when she was 18 years of age and met some friars carrying torches on the road. At … [Read more…]
Taken from Mary’s Meals There’s a moment in our new film, Love Reaches Everywhere, when a mum, agonised by her struggle to feed her beautiful children is asked what she is afraid of. She replies without skipping a beat: “I am a child of God. I’m not afraid of anything.” I imagine this mother, Mrs … [Read more…]
When Jesus says “unless grain a wheat falls on the ground and dies, it remains only a single grain, but if it dies, it yields a great harvest”, Jesus is identifying himself with this action. Jesus is the grain of wheat that must die, to produce the fruit of eternal life. As a planted seed … [Read more…]
Little is known about St Lawrence but his martyrdom made a deep and lasting impression on the early church that the celebration of his feast spread quickly. He was the deacon of St Pope Sixtus II who was martyred a few days before St Lawrence in the year 258 during the persecution of the Emperor … [Read more…]
“At that moment, Jesus’ word of reassurance, which was like an outstretched rope to cling to in the face of the hostile and turbulent waters, was not enough for Peter. This is what can happen to us as well. When one does not cling to the Word of the Lord to feel secure, but consults horoscopes and … [Read more…]
After the feeding of the five thousand and the crowds are sent away, Jesus goes off to a lonely place to pray and the Apostles go into a boat to cross the Lake of Gennesaret. Storms were frequent on the lake which would cause enormous waves that could swamp the boat. Jesus has a hectic … [Read more…]
Today is the Memorial of St Dominic. He was born in Caleruega, Old Castille, Spain in 1170. His family were of noble birth. He studied the arts and theology for six years in Palencia. In 1191 while studying there was a terrible famine in Spain that left many people starving and homeless. Dominic sold everything … [Read more…]
Collections: 2nd August Collection Gift Aid: £155.00 Non- Gift Aid: £185.00 Gift Aid Building Fund: £205.00 Non- Gift Aid: £205.00 St Anthony’s: £10.00 Monthly Standing Orders: £1677 Weekend Masses: Saturdays @ 4pm and Sundays @ 8.30am (until further notice.) & 10.am. Weekday Masses: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays @ 10am. The Church will be … [Read more…]
Article taken from Lifenews.com (accessed on 6/8/20) Bishop Joseph E. Strickland, the Bishop of the Diocese of Tyler, Texas. U.S.A has called for Christians to reject vaccines that are developed using aborted baby body parts. Concerns about unethically produced vaccines are growing again amid talk about the availability of a coronavirus vaccine in the … [Read more…]