by webmaster | Oct 1, 2019 | Voice Column
October is normally a month for celebrations, but this year it is so more than ever. It is also a month of pilgrimage. On Tuesday October 8 at St Charles Borromeo in Hull we will celebrate a Mass for the Apostleship of the Sea. We will remember the great work that...
by webmaster | Sep 1, 2019 | Voice Column
Let me introduce you to another of my blessed friends, as we prepare to celebrate the Extraordinary Month of Mission in October – Vivian Uchechi Ogu (1995-2009). The striking heroism in the story of Vivian is in the remarkable way in which she expressed her Christian...
by webmaster | Aug 1, 2019 | Voice Column
As we move closer to the Extraordinary Missionary Month of October, so designated by our Holy Father, Pope Francis, I would like to share the story of a very special man whose intercession I seek as each day begins. Benedict Tshimangadzo Samuel Daswa was born on June...
by Michael McG | Jul 8, 2019 | Voice Column
I write this as the Government has announced it will cut greenhouse emissions to “net zero” by 2050. Many applaud, many say “too little, too late”. Allow me to let you in on a discussion that the Bishops of England and Wales had recently at their bi-annual...
by Michael McG | Jun 5, 2019 | Voice Column
Although it is June already, I am casting back in my mind to the Chrism Mass held on the Tuesday of Holy Week, April 16. It was a wonderful celebration and gathering of the Church of the Diocese of Middlesbrough. Just about all parishes and institutions of the diocese...
by Michael McG | May 8, 2019 | Voice Column
Usually, May is a month full of celebrations – First Holy Communions, Confirmations, and it’s the beginning of the “Wedding Season”. On May 11, Francis Sutcliffe will be ordained to the priesthood. Most of Francis’ adult life has been spent in ministering in the...
