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Mary Ward and the idea of holiness

by webmaster | Dec 31, 2009 | Appeals and Special Events, Event Calendar

The York Circle of the Newman Association present a talk by Pamela Ellis on ‘Mary Ward and the idea of holiness’ on Monday 15th February, 7.30pm at St Bede’s Pastoral Centre, 21 Blossom Street, York Any enquiries, please contact Judith or Robert...

Crossing the River

by webmaster | Dec 31, 2009 | Appeals and Special Events, Event Calendar

After beginning to read Isaiah’s prophecies during Advent, the READ-A-BOOK-A-MONTH bible-challenge continues with the histories during January and February, reading the First and Second Books of Kings. Here are exciting accounts of confrontations between kings...

Bishop Terry’s letter to the Prime Minister regarding the Corus closure

by webmaster | Dec 26, 2009 | Appeals and Special Events, Bishop Terry

15 December 2009 The Right Hon Gordon Brown MP Prime Minister 10 Downing Street LONDON SW1A 2AA Dear Prime Minister I write to you as the Roman Catholic Bishop of Middlesbrough to express my deep concern at the decision of the owners of CORUS to mothball the blast...

The Venerable Mary Ward

by webmaster | Dec 25, 2009 | Appeals and Special Events

On 19th December 2009 Pope Benedict XVI formally published a Decree recognising the ‘heroic virtue’ demonstrated by Mary Ward and thereby conferring on her the title ‘Venerable’. Her cause will now go forward to the next stage in the process towards beatification and...

Thoughts on a visit to the relics of St Therese at York Minster

by webmaster | Dec 10, 2009 | Appeals and Special Events

In the end, the visit of the relics of St Thérèse to York Minster was almost unbearably moving. I talk as one who went on the Friday morning and listened to the service for schoolchildren and witnessed the procession of the relics down the nave to the...

Hold a Parish Vigil of Prayer

by webmaster | Dec 8, 2009 | Appeals and Special Events, CAFOD Appeals

or Holy Hour between 7 and 18 December 2009 The UN leaders meet in Copenhagen from 7 to 18 December to broker a Climate Change agreement to replace the Kyoto protocol. It’s vital that they come up with the right kind of deal that will: Recognise and support the right...