Posted: 28 January 2021
A little poem today for a change - to cheer us up; a musing by one of the wittiest Catholic writers of the early part of the 20th Century.
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Posted: 27 January 2021
The news is not so good - the lockdown must continue for several more weeks which will be hard for everyone, especially our schools and small businesses,
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Posted: 26 January 2021
Good morning - well, we’re really in the middle of winter: very cold, very wet, very gloomy - but we can still manage a smile!
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Posted: 25 January 2021
Good morning - I hope you’re keeping well. Please keep up your prayers for our doctors, nurses, carers teachers and all those on the ‘frontline’ in any way.
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Posted: 24 January 2021
Good morning - I hope you’re keeping well and able to go for the vaccination whenever you’re called
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Posted: 23 January 2021
Today’s Gospel tells the story of the call of the first disciples from St Mark’s Gospel
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Posted: 21 January 2021
We had a very successful meeting last night discussing the future of the parish. We will distribute the minutes in a few days but several key points emerged
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Posted: 20 January 2021
Good morning - what miserable weather but it’s Manchester and we’re used to it.
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Posted: 19 January 2021
Good morning - I hope you managed to batten down the hatches before the rain Maintaining the nautical allusion - let’s think about the barque of St Peter ...
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Posted: 18 January 2021
We can’t help but be anxious about the next few days in the USA - we pray that all people of faith, especially those in leadership roles, might be united in striving to ‘build bridges not walls’.
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Posted: 17 January 2021
These days can get long and dreary for all of us, young and old, and we sometimes need the grace of God for a sudden inspiration that will give a glimpse of hope and light
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Posted: 16 January 2021
As you can see I have attached today's Pastoral Letter from Bishop John. It covers two important parts of Diocesan life: Caritas and Pastoral Formation.
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