Bishop Terry will preside at a Mass in St Charles Borromeo Church in Hull on Tuesday October 8. Mass will be in honour of Our of Lady Star of the Sea, patron of seafarers’ charity Stella Maris (Apostleship of the Sea). All are invited to come along to pray for...
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...
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...
An opportunity has arisen to work with the General Secretary to further develop the Bishops’ Conference Secretariat as a centre of knowledge and capability in support of the bishops of England and Wales. This post would suit someone with broad and deep knowledge and...
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...
Many new friendships were made as pilgrims from Scarborough, Middlesbrough, Whitby and Redcar travelled to Knock for the 140th anniversary of the Apparition of the Virgin Mary. We arrived very tired at our hotel in Kiltimagh, ten minutes from Knock, on Monday evening,...
Scarborough Parishes is hosting an exhibition of Vatican-approved Eucharistic Miracles of the World during July, the month of the Most Precious Blood. The exhibition was part of the Adoremus Eucharistic Congress in Liverpool last September. This is a wonderful...
As we prepare to celebrate Sea Sunday on July 14, we look at the work of Stella Maris, the Apostleship of the Sea… As Catholics in England, we take it for granted that we can always get to Mass somewhere. If you’re a Catholic working at sea, however, it can be months...
The life of a Middlesbrough diocesan priest who had an extraordinary impact on the people he served is celebrated in a new biography. Father Tony Storey – known to many simply as “Storey” – was a gifted writer and preacher whose intellect, inspirational style and...
