Bishop Terry’s Pastoral Letter for Advent 2024
Dear sisters and brothers, I’m not a conspiracy theorist, nor am I pessimistic by nature, rather I’m a glass half-full person at least, and can generally see light at the end of the tunnel, no matter how faint. However, reflecting on the words of the Gospel we have...
Bishop Terry’s November 2024 Voice column
The Holy Father, Pope Francis, in accordance with a tradition which goes back 1,300 years, has declared an Ordinary Jubilee Year in 2025. The theme of the year is SPES NON CONFUNDIT – “Hope does not disappoint” (Rom 5:5). I take this opportunity to give the bare bones...
Bishop Terry’s June 2024 Voice column
As I visit our schools in the diocese, it is very evident that much is being debated and done about Climate Change. So, I was surprised to see in a report from back in 2022 which I was recently re-reading, which said that 67% of KS3 (Key Stage 3) pupils in Catholic...
Bishop Terry’s Pastoral Letter for Lent 2024
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....
