Father Peter Keeling: A priest for all seasons
Father Tom O’Neill’s homily at Father Peter Keeling’s funeral at St Francis Church, Middlesbrough, on November 26 2024… When Peter was in better health, he asked if I would speak at his funeral. My response was ‘Yes, on one condition that you speak at mine, if I go...
How we can mark this Year of Jubilee
In the Old Testament, the Jubilee Year was a time of renewal, freedom and celebration.Debts were cancelled, people and the land could rest, prisoners and slaves were freed and land was given to those who didn’t have any.It was known as the year of the Lord’s favour....
Bishop Terry’s December 2024 Voice column
The Ordinary Jubilee Year and Indulgences You can be sorry for something; you can confess your guilt, and the person hurt or offended can forgive you. But that does not mean to say that everything is as it was before. Take the obvious example of getting angry...
