29 January 2009 York Minster If you take my word to heart, you will discover the knowledge of God. Like the earthenware jar you will bring the glory of the face of Christ to many and then you will be happy, you will be blessed, even though some will consider you poor...
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Jubilee Mass of Mary Ward
29 January 2009 York Minster If you take my word to heart, you will discover the knowledge of God. Like the earthenware jar you will bring the glory of the face of Christ to many and then you will be happy, you will be blessed, even though some will consider you poor...
York Carmelite Spirituality Group 2009 Programme
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Mary Ward
A Special Feature to mark Jubilee 400 The Yorkshire Society, which honours the achievements of distinguished people born in Yorkshire by erecting Yorkshire Rose Plaques in their name, usually celebrates famous Yorkshire men. In March 2007 the Society came to the Bar...
Celebrating Family, Introducing Caroline
Jane Cook writes I am delighted to introduce Caroline Dollard as our new Diocesan 'Celebrating Family' Project Worker. This is an exciting new development, completely funded through the Fundraising Grants Committee of the Catholic Trust for England and Wales, to...
Jubilee 400 Opening Celebration
A Reminder The Congregation of Jesus and the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary are opening this Jubliee Year with a celebratory Catholic Eucharist in York Minster by kind permission of the Dean and Chapter on Thursday 29th January at 11.30am.
Celebrate the ‘Year of St Paul’
Pope Benedict XVI has declared 28th June 2008 to 29th June 2009 the 'Year of St Paul' to celebrate the 2,000th anniversary of St Paul's birth. It is the Holy Father's intention that during this year we all come to know better 'the immense wealth of teaching' of St...
Offering Hope in Cambodia
Lent Fast Day, 6th March 2009 AIDS has orphaned thousands of children in Cambodia. Maryknoll, a local charity supported by CAFOD since 2003, offers young people a family home and the chance to finish their education. The Khmer Rouge murdered Phalla's family in front...
Ringing in the changes at Thicket Monastery
On 6th January, an ancient bell was installed at the new monastery of the Carmelite nuns at Thicket Priory just outside York. Thicket has long been the home of Roman Catholic religious women; from the 12th Century, Cistercian nuns lived there until the Reformation...
