Mrs Pat Wilson retired on 30th June after 20 years service in the Curial Office. She joined the team when it was based in what is now the John Paul Centre. She served as Secretary to Mgr Charlton and then to Jim Whiston following Monsignor's retirement. Mgr Charlton...
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Pope Benedict XVI – the influence of Augustine
The Cleveland NEWMAN Circle presents Prof Lewis Ayres [Bede Chair of Catholic Theology, Durham University] who will discuss 'Pope Benedict XVI - the influence of Augustine' On Wednesday 22nd September 2010, 7.30 pm for 7.45 pm at Middlesbrough Cathedral, Coulby Newham...
Saint Teresa of Avila in Art
'Saint Teresa of Avila in Art' will be the subject of the meeting at Thicket Priory on Saturday 11th September. There will be a PowerPoint presentation by Johan Bergström-Allen. This meeting will take place at the monastery of Discalced Carmelite nuns at Thicket...
Carmelites’ Pilgrimage to Lourdes
The British Province of Carmelites Pilgrimage to Lourdes with the Catholic Association takes place on Friday 20th – Friday 27th August. Contact Johan Bergström-Allen on 01904 411521 for details of any of this or any other Carmelite events.
Carmel: Building bridges across denominations
0n Saturday 7th August there will be a meeting at 110 Lawrence Street in York, home of the Corpus Christi Carmelite Sisters to look at the topic of 'Carmel: Building bridges across denominations'. Contact Johan Bergström-Allen on 01904 411521 for details of any...
Moving Statues
It used to be said that we were a 'throw away society' with unwanted items, even those in perfectly good order being discarded, possibly in favour of newer models. In recent times however, the ever increasing demand to recycle almost everything has perhaps made us...
AOS Annual North East Regional Pilgrimage to Holy Island 2010
Saturday 19th June dawned in the north east bringing leaden skies, a very strong wind, and the threat of rain (a brief reality later on). Not the sort of day hoped and prayed for, but, safe in the knowledge that coaches and cars carrying pilgrims would shortly be en...
Act On Poverty
In 2008/9, £5.5 billion of UK government spending went on aid whilst £29.2 billion of government spending went on bailing out Northern Rock. Yet 64 million more people are expected to be living in extreme poverty by the end of 2010 as a result of the global...
Connect2 Brazil: Where the dogs wear coats and the people are homeless
In the last two editions of Middlesbrough Catholic Voice, CAFOD has focussed on its Connect2 project which gives parishes here in England and Wales the opportunity to journey alongside our partners in either El Salvador, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Bangladesh, Cambodia or...
