Fr Jim O'Keefe's Homily On Sunday 19th September, over 50,000 people participated in the Great North Run. Thousands of them did so to raise money for their favourite charity, many for CAFOD. Unfortunately, it clashed with the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to this...
Torrential rainstorms didn't deter CAFOD Middlesbrough supporters who turned out in great numbers to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Family Fast Day at St Mary's Cathedral in Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough on Sunday 3rd October with Bishop Terence Patrick Drainey....
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...
On Sunday 3rd October, the Diocesan Choir led the singing at the Mass to celebrate 50 years of CAFOD Fast Days. The Choir and congregation were accompanied by the beautiful and skilled organ playing of Fr William Charlton and the music was conducted by the Director of...
The newly formed Schola Cantorum has begun rehearsing. The choir is dedicated to exploring and enjoying the repertoire of choral music for women's voices, is based at the Cathedral and meets every Wednesday at 7.00 pm. There are still a few vacancies so if you enjoy...
Plans to develop a boys choir and a girls choir in Middlesbrough are well underway. The choirs will develop the singing and musical skills of the children in a happy environment, and will meet each week after school as well as offering holiday fun music days. The boys...
A programme of liturgical music discussion sessions for parishes is about to be launched throughout the Diocese. These sessions are geared towards assisting parish musicians with their music choices and will be offered on a deanery basis. For further information or to...
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...
The remains of more than 20 medieval friars and lay associates of the Carmelite Order in Newcastle and Northallerton are to be reburied following excavations carried out by Durham University Archaeological Services between 2006 and 2008. In Newcastle, some 13...
