Feast of the Holy Family
Dear Brothers and Sisters Will this be the busiest, best discounted shopping weekend of the year? The shops have only been closed for a very short time and yet already people are queuing to ensure they get the best bargains of the year, spend their...
Feast of Christ the King – Youth Sunday 2012
Dear Sisters and Brothers Today on the feast of Christ the King we celebrate National Youth Sunday. And so it is an opportune moment to reflect upon the importance of youth ministry within our Diocese and to remember with gratitude our young people, without whom we...
Good Shepherd Sunday 2012
Dear brothers and sisters I hope all of us can say we have had in our lives some experience of unconditional love: from our parents, a grandparent, from significant people in our lives. Perhaps it will have been from a priest, a religious sister or brother. As we look...
Pastoral Letter for Lent 2012
Dear sisters and brothers Where would we be without adverts? Our world is peppered with them. Turn but a corner and your eyes are bombarded with them. Flick the switch and your senses are flooded with them. Enter any shopping Mall and your ears are blasted by them. As...
