by webmaster | Aug 1, 2019 | Voice Column
As we move closer to the Extraordinary Missionary Month of October, so designated by our Holy Father, Pope Francis, I would like to share the story of a very special man whose intercession I seek as each day begins. Benedict Tshimangadzo Samuel Daswa was born on June...
by webmaster | Sep 10, 2018 | Adoremus (Eucharistic Congress)
Those who attended the Eucharistic Congress ‘Adoremus’ in Liverpool last weekend were given much to ponder at the event. The keynote speaker was Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop and ‘Word on Fire’ founder Bishop Robert Barron. The talks he gave are...
by webmaster | Apr 11, 2018 | Pope Francis, Papal Documents
Pope Francis’ new Apostolic Exhortation Gaudete et Exsultate or “Rejoice and be Glad” is now available from the Vatican website. He states in his introduction: “My modest goal is to re-propose the call to holiness in a practical way for our own...
by webmaster | Mar 12, 2018 | Ushaw College, Event Calendar
Ushaw College with the Centre for Catholic Studies at Durham University are celebrating the 450th anniversary of the founding of the English College at Douai with a special anniversary conference: ‘450 Years Pioneering Catholic Education: Past, Present, Future’ at...
by webmaster | Feb 24, 2018 | Bishop Terry's Pastoral Letters
Dear Sisters and Brothers, What goes up must come down. Breathe in then breathe out. These are truths, facts that most of us would not deny. We take them for granted as self-evident. In a way they are parts of a greater truth, a natural law: the law of gravity and...