– 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 […]
Pastoral Letters
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Why is Marriage between a man and a woman different?
For Catholics, marriage between a man and a woman is different from any other relationship. Therefore, the word ‘marriage’ should not be used for any other relationship. The reasons for saying that marriage is a […]
An open letter to Parishioners and Parents of Catholic school students
Dear Parishioners and Parents of Catholic school students I am writing this letter because I am concerned about some confusion in relation to possible consequences for Catholic schools of a YES vote in the current […]