Fr Michael O’Connor, was called to the Lord on Saturday 25 October at 18.50; Canon Michael Loughlin was present when he died. Read More

Rev Fr Peter Coleman came into our lives in the late 60s/early 70s, serving as curate at St George’s Church, York. He came at a difficult time for us as we had just lost one of our brothers at a tender age of 14 years to leukaemia. Read More

When I arrived back from my holidays in Ireland last Friday, the first news I received was of Peter’s death. I was stunned at how quickly he had left us - and no opportunity to say ‘farewell’. The week before my holidays I rang Peter to make arrangements to visit him at the beginning of August - but he discouraged me - he was tired and unwell. The therapy he had been receiving had been discontinued. The signs were not good. His life was ebbing away. Read More

An obituary by Fr Noel Wynne, SM Read More

On Monday 25 August 2008 at 2.35 am in the Convent of St Joseph, Whitby Father Peter Coleman returned to the Lord. May he rest in peace. Read More

Fr Charles Macauley, a monk of Ampleforth Abbey who retired from his last post as parish priest only two months ago, has died at the age of 76. Read More

It is with feelings of profound sadness that we record the untimely death of Mary Crotty Bryan (age 52), of Kilrossanty, Co. Waterford and Thornaby. Mary passed away unexpectedly on the morning of Thursday 24th January in Waterford Regional Hospital. We can all take comfort from the knowledge that she was surrounded by her husband and family. Read More

11th September 2007

‘On your walls Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen; they will never fall silent, day or night’ Isaiah 62:6

When I was telephoned within a few hours of his death that Bishop Augustine had gone from this world, to a life we pray which has no end, those words with which I began only a moment ago, from the Prophet Isaiah came into my mind, for I believe they sum up an outstanding Bishop, a vigilant Bishop, posted as it were by the Lord to look around and see by day and by night what was to be done as the Lord’s watchman, and to do it gladly. Read More

Homily preached by The Most Reverend Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Birmingham at the Funeral Mass for Bishop Augustine Harris, Wednesday 12th September 2007 in St Mary’s Cathedral, Middlesbrough Read More

On the evening of 10th September, Bishop Tom Williams, Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool, celebrated Mass for the residents and community at Ince Blundell where Bishop Harris had resided for the past few years. Read More