Marino Restrepo

Dubbed ‘St Paul for these times’, Marino Restrepo is a famous singer and actor in his native Columbia. Kidnapped and held for ransom by FARC guerillas for six months until he managed to escape, Marino experienced a profound religious experience during his captivity...

Director of Schools Vacancy

The Way Forward Salary: £70k-£75k (L30-L33) + Lease Car An exceptional opportunity has arisen for an experienced, inspirational and strategic leader committed to championing Catholic school and college education in our Diocese. The Diocese of Middlesbrough has...

A model parish

I thought you might care to see my transformation of the Hornby country church into a fictional Our Lady and St Hilda, Teesdale for my railway layout. After all, is there any reason why every model church has to be an Anglican one! The exterior shows...

Thoughts of a Year 6 pupil

Football is like life. Playing a game of football makes all the crowd (saints) cheer. Playing a game badly or being taken off the pitch means your time is up in living a game of football. Our game will end some day and we will be taken to the crowd as saints to cheer...

Commissioning Ministers of the Word

I have been a reader at Mass for many, many years. However, I have always been a sceptic as far as being commissioned is concerned; after all, one can either read in public or one can’t! However, I was persuaded to attend the Diocese’s Formation and...

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