Dear ParishionersLast June, our Diocese celebrated its first Synod as envisaged by the Second Vatican Council and encouraged by Pope Francis. The purpose of this Pastoral Letter is to share with all the fruits of […]
Pastoral Letters
Fifth Sunday of Easter 2020
– Reflections for a Time of Pandemic – Do We Seek Christ in Times of Loneliness? We are hearing of surveys which show there has been a rapid increase in loneliness and anxiety in […]
How can we make the mass relevant?
There are many reasons why Catholics say that they have given up going to Mass. The two most consistent seem to be that ‘the Mass is boring’ and ‘the Mass is irrelevant to my life […]
Sixth Sunday of Easter 2020
– Reflections for a Time of Pandemic –Would our parishioners be arrested? In 250 AD, the Roman Emperor Decius instituted a persecution which caused considerable suffering to Christians. They were given the choice between worshipping Roman […]
Forth Sunday of Easter 2020
Reflections for a Time of PandemicDo We Let Christ Love Us? A basic belief of our faith is the indescribable experience of being loved personally by the Risen Jesus. As long as we are experiencing this, we […]
Seventh Sunday of Easter 2020
Reflections for a Time of PandemicAm I truly at peace within? I doubt that anyone could claim these days that over recent decades, there has not been a decline both in religious practice, and a decline […]
Trinity Sunday 2020
– Reflections for a Time of Pandemic – Trinity Sunday * ‘When Am I Truly Human?’ * Our enforced life style changes over nearly three months have caused many to pause, to be less […]
Pentecost Sunday 2020
– Reflections for a Time of Pandemic – * ‘Am I struggling right now without the Holy Spirit?’ * In these uncertain times, people are affected in many ways. Currently, there are programmes such as […]
Statement regarding royal commission findings February 10th 2017
My dear people Who could not be shocked, horrified and disgusted to learn this past week of the scale of allegations of child abuse against priests, made by survivors who came forward to the Royal […]
Feast of the Body and Blood of the Lord
Reflections for a Time of Pandemic‘Do we really need the Eucharist?’Many over the past century have questioned: ‘Why do I need to go to Mass?’ They ask questions such as ‘Can’t I be a good […]