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‘To know me is to know the Father’

by webmaster | Nov 26, 2010 | Miscellaneous

Forty eight Catechists, working in 22 parishes across the Diocese, came together in York in October for the Diocesan Catechists Renewal Day. Fr John Lumley and I had led them to anticipate some excellent input from our guest speaker, Paddy Rylands, and I’m...

International Meditatio Seminar

by webmaster | Nov 7, 2010 | Miscellaneous

Regents College, Regents Park, London 7 December 2010 (Teaching of Christian Meditation in Schools) This approach to contemplative prayer is based on the tradition the Desert Fathers handed down and passed on more recently by John Main and The World Community for...

10,001 new residents at York Carmelite Friary

by webmaster | Nov 7, 2010 | Carmelite Spirituality Group, Miscellaneous, Organisations

On the last day of September, 10,001 newcomers arrived at the Carmelite Friary in York, More House. Only one of them, Brother Andy Joyce, will live in the house itself. The other 10,000 will live in a beehive at the bottom of the garden. Brother Andy has moved to the...

New Life for Convent

by webmaster | Nov 2, 2010 | Miscellaneous

In April this year, a new era began for the former Convent of the Daughters of Mary and Joseph at Eastfield in Scarborough. Cayton Bay Lodge, as it is now called, has become a centre for Chrysalis Holidays run by the Epiphany Trust charity. The Trust’s respite...

‘Shine A Light’ To Witness To Christian Faith

by webmaster | Oct 13, 2010 | Miscellaneous

Christians across the UK are being invited to place a light in their window on 31st October as a sign to passers-by that they are followers of Jesus Christ. The initiative is called Night of Light and is the inspiration of Damian Stayne, the founder of the Catholic...

Trustees announce proposal to close Ushaw College

by webmaster | Oct 8, 2010 | Miscellaneous

Below is the press statement about the closure of Ushaw College Durham, which was issued today. This news will come as a great sadness to those who studied or taught at Ushaw and have long loved their alma mater. Clearly, it has not been an easy decision for the...