Diocesan consultation - latest news

Welcome the New Bishop of Middlesbrough

by webmaster | Nov 17, 2007 | Diocese, Miscellaneous

His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI, has appointed Monsignor Terence Patrick Drainey the Seventh Bishop of Middlesbrough. On accepting the appointment, Mgr Drainey said: I give thanks to Almighty God for all his gifts and blessing, especially the gift of priestly...

Bishop John Crowley’s Thanksgiving Mass – a reminder

by webmaster | Nov 17, 2007 | Miscellaneous

On Friday 14 December at 7.00 pm Bishop John will return to the Diocese for a Mass of Thanksgiving, and in preparation for that celebration the following article is offered as a simple appreciation of Bishop John’s fourteen years as Bishop of the Diocese of...

Come Home for Christmas

by webmaster | Nov 17, 2007 | Miscellaneous

A Catholic and lost contact? You are welcome! The door of your local Catholic church is open to you. Whatever your situation or circumstances, however much time has lapsed since your last visit to a church, there is a place for you. If you are feeling afraid or...

Follow Me! Preaching in the Year of Matthew

by webmaster | Nov 17, 2007 | Book Reviews

‘Homilies to feed mind, heart and soul in a wholesome way’: that’s how Bishop John Crowley describes Follow Me! Preaching in the Year of Matthew, by Bill East. This book of homilies by a parish priest who is also a scholar, has just now been published by Dominican...

The Reminiscences of Mary

by webmaster | Nov 17, 2007 | Book Reviews

The author – Fr Peter Corcoran of the Society of Mary (Marists), subtitles his book, ‘Unheard voices from the Gospels’. I prefer the subtitle: ‘Mary’s thoughts for TODAY’ I know Fr Peter as a very ‘down to earth … both feet on...

St Clare: Her Life and Writings

by webmaster | Nov 17, 2007 | Cleveland Newman Circle, Miscellaneous, Organisations

The October meeting of the Cleveland Newman Circle saw Sr Francis Clare PPC outline the life and vision of St Clare in an enthusiastic and informative way. She explained that the virtues which Clare, a young woman of noble parentage, possessed were namely grace,...