Author: Michael McG - Page 74 - Middlesbrough Diocese

Bishop Terry’s October 2022 Voice column

by Michael McG | Oct 10, 2022 | Voice Column

I’m sure, like many families, when we gather together as a family, we talk about people in the past, our parents and grandparents, aunts and uncles, people who we’ve known. That’s when the old biscuit tin comes out, which contains all the photographs, all...

Leprosy – an ancient disease of modern times

by Michael McG | Oct 7, 2022 | St Francis Leprosy Guild

In the Gospel this Sunday (October 9), Jesus heals 10 people of leprosy. To coincide with the reading, the St Francis Leprosy Guild tells us more about this terrible disease and the charity’s quest to see it wiped out for good… We might think of leprosy as...

Prisoners Sunday: A fresh start

by Michael McG | Oct 5, 2022 | Organisations, Pact

Pact, the national Catholic charity that supports prisoners and their families, is asking for your support and prayers for its important work as we mark Prisoners Sunday this weekend (October 9).The charity’s services manager Claire Malarkey works at HMP Askham Grange...

World Mission Sunday: Save the date!

by Michael McG | Sep 27, 2022 | Missio, Organisations

World Mission Sunday – the one day in the year when the entire global Church comes together in support of mission – is this coming weekend (Sunday October 23).Coordinated by Missio, the Pope’s charity for world mission, World Mission Sunday is an opportunity to...

Stella Maris seminar looks at ship abandonment issue

by Michael McG | Sep 26, 2022 | Apostleship of the Sea, Organisations

Cases of ship abandonment are at record levels, leaving seafarers or fishers stranded in perilous situations – often completely on their own. Join global Catholic maritime network Stella Maris on September 27 at 7.30pm for an online panel discussion about this...