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Bishop Tom Wright visits ST PAULS bookshop

by webmaster | Mar 31, 2010 | Organisations

On Thursday 11th March, Bishop Tom Wright, the Anglican Bishop of Durham and renowned New Testament scholar, was in ST PAULS bookshop York to promote and sign copies of his latest book, Virtue Reborn. The book, published by SPCK, shows how Christian virtues transform...

Caritas in Veritate references

by webmaster | Mar 4, 2010 | Appeals and Special Events, CAFOD, Organisations

Following the excellent first session of ‘Caritas in Veritate’, the following is a list of documents referred to by David Cross in his presentation on ‘Catholic Social Teaching’ Rerum Novarum, 1891 Quadragessimo Anno, 1931 Mater et Magistra,...

Haiti Earthquake – Thank you!

by webmaster | Mar 3, 2010 | Appeals and Special Events, CAFOD, Organisations

As media coverage of the Haiti earthquake here in England starts to wind down and the period of joint action with the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) come to an end, work with earthquake survivors is set to continue well into the future. And, with an eye on such...

Lent Fast Day

by webmaster | Mar 3, 2010 | CAFOD, Event Calendar, Organisations

26th February 2010 – 50th Anniversary of Fast Day It’s hard to believe that the first Family Fast Day, as it was first known, was 50 years ago and it all started with a few women, who learned of the suffering of mothers and babies in the Dominican Republic...

Honours for two Holy Cross parishioners

by webmaster | Mar 3, 2010 | Organisations, Parishes

It must be quite unusual for two parishioners to receive papal honours on the same day but two from Holy Cross parish, Cottingham, recently did so. Kathleen Burgan was presented with the Bene Merenti for services to the church, including playing the church organ over...

Church behind bars, a talk by Fr Patrick Cope

by webmaster | Feb 25, 2010 | Cleveland Newman Circle, Event Calendar, Miscellaneous, Organisations

The Cleveland NEWMAN Circle present a talk by Fr Patrick Cope who has 19 years’ experience with young offenders, nationally and locally. He will be speaking at St Bernadette’s, Nunthorpe (Nevers Room, with disabled access) on Wednesday 24th March 2010,...