Tidying the church grounds

Ordinary Time A large part of the Liturgical Year is not taken up by either of the two great celebratory seasons of Christmas and Easter or by their two seasons of preparation, Advent and Lent. This large period is known as Ordinary Time. It runs from the end of Christmastide to the beginning of Lent…

We are now into the part of our liturgical year known as ‘Ordinary Time’. The word ‘ordinary’ in our common use implies something plain, unimpressive or unexciting. However, in the context of the Church’s year it means following the activities of Jesus’ public life through our Sunday worship and living our daily lives according to…

St Thomas Patron of India The Kerala tradition links St Thomas with certain families and foundation of churches. The area had trade links with Jews, Arabs, Babylonians, Assyrians, Phoenicians, Greeks, Chinese and Romans that went back to a time before the birth of Jesus Christ. Pepper, known as black gold was the main commodity exported…

This weekend is a special day of prayer for vocations to the priesthood and religious life. We will have the joy of Deacon Christian Nwakama being ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Hallam on June 22nd however, we have no other seminarian for the Diocese which means it will be at least another…