Author: Michael McG - Page 128 - Middlesbrough Diocese

Bishop Terry’s Pastoral Letter For Advent

by Michael McG | Dec 4, 2020 | Bishop Terry, Bishop Terry's Pastoral Letters

Dear Brothers and Sisters, We have been through some dark times in 2020. We have learned some new words that we probably would never have used before – pandemic, lockdown, coronavirus, Covid19 – to mention but a few. Perhaps you, like me, and many others, have...

Bishop Terry’s Engagements For December

by Michael McG | Dec 4, 2020 | Bishop Terry, Bishop's Engagements

1 Celebrates Mass (live steamed) at St Mary’s Cathedral, Middlesbrough 10am3 Attends meeting of Northern Province via video conference 9am6 Celebrates Mass (live steamed) at St Mary’s Cathedral, Middlesbrough 10am8 Attends meeting...

New Feature-Length Film Explores Life Of A Priest

by Michael McG | Dec 4, 2020 | Uncategorized

Bradford, is the setting for The Priest – a film that charts life in the parish of Mary, Mother of God from the beginning of Lent to Easter Sunday, the most important season in the Church’s liturgical calendar. As a priest, Father Paul Grogan supports people in...

Pope’s December Prayer Intention: Our Relationship With Jesus

by Michael McG | Dec 4, 2020 | Pope Francis, Pope's Prayer Intention

By Fr David Stewart SJ As this awful year has unfolded and as the second wave of the pandemic has spread across many lands, fears began to grow about our Advent and our Christmas. Would we be able to celebrate together, or even be together? The Pope’s prayer intention...

Bishops Respond To Covid Vaccine Development

by Michael McG | Dec 4, 2020 | Catholic Bishop's Conference, Coronavirus

Bishop Richard Moth, chair of the Department of Social Justice of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, has issued the following statement in response to recent announcements concerning the development of Vocid-19 vaccines… The development of a...