Countless generations of Catholics have admired a young saint, whom many call ‘The Little Flower’. In only a few months time, this young saint will be visiting our Cathedral. A relic of her body will be taken around the United Kingdom and we have the great privilege of her relic visiting St Mary’s Cathedral, Middlesbrough, on 2nd October 2009
In a brand new book ‘The Gospel Sustains Me: The Word of God in the Life and Love of Saint Therese of Lisieux’ brothers from Saint Therese’s Carmelite Community reflect upon the central place of the Bible in her life and spirituality.
As the Superiors General of the Carmelite Family point out, Therese’s message echoes Christ’s plan of life, inviting us to pass from the image of God-as-Judge to that of God as Father-Mother; from the quest for perfection to the quest for communion with God; from laws that enslave us to the law of real and effective love which liberates us.
Bishop Terry will be the main concelebrant and preacher at this year's Postgate Rally which will take place on Sunday 5th July from 2.30pm at Egton Bridge. The Mass is in honour of the English and Welsh martyrs and Blessed Nicholas Postgate. There is free parking and...
St George's RC Church, York, was the venue for the launch of the reading of 1 and 2 Corinthians, and a chance to revisit the adventures in the Acts of the Apostles. Parish singers taught us a setting of 'Love is ...' 1 Cor 13. Readers from the parish read the...
Parishioners at St Patrick's Church, Thornaby, couldn't believe their eyes when their refurbished parish hall was reopened on Thursday 7th May 2009! Nine months earlier the hall had been in ruins - the electrics had been condemned, the floor had fallen through, there...
An ecumenical service of celebration and affirmation for voluntary chaplaincy members in the James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, was held in the hospital Chapel of the Good Samaritan on 1st June. The idea for the service was put forward and organised by the...
Cherie Blair, herself the granddaughter of a seaman, launched the Apostleship of the Sea's annual Sea Sunday appeal on Thursday 18th June. Apostleship of the Sea (AoS) is a maritime charity providing practical and pastoral care to all seafarers in need, regardless of...
On 16th May, St John Fisher's Church, Grimsby, played host to a Seafood Supper organised by Val Walsh, an Apostleship of the Sea volunteer at the Immingham Seafarers Centre. For a donation, each visitor could enjoy a lovely seafood supper prepared and served by the...
Local Solicitors short listed for 'Business in the Community Award' for their work with the Apostleship of the Sea Wilkin Chapman Solicitors of North Lincolnshire have been short listed for a 'Business in the Community Award'. They are one of three firms in the...
