Today marks the 52nd anniversary of the implementation of the 1967 Abortion Act. Since 27 April 1968, 9 million unborn babies have lost their lives through abortion and untold women, men and families have been wounded. Please remember to pray today. You can choose which prayer you say and you can pray for as long … [Read more…]
For children stuck indoors, books are a great escape — so we’re delighted to share an activity pack for pupils based on excerpts from the bestselling book ‘The Shed That Fed A Million Children’, written by our founder Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow. Download this activity pack here. Through these stories, your pupils can travel with Magnus from the Highlands … [Read more…]
Feast of St Mark: 24th April St Mark did not write his Gospel as an eye witness of Jesus’s ministry but it is believed that St Peter was his primary source of information. Peter himself refers to St Mark as his son (1 Peter 5:13).Papias the Bishop of Hierapolis (modern day Turkey), who lived 60– 130 AD … [Read more…]
St John 3:31-36 St John the Baptist discusses with his own disciples the difference between himself and Jesus and their ministries. The origin of Jesus is divine, from above and John from below, earthly. St John the Baptist recognises that although his ministry is significant, it must now give way to the saving mission of … [Read more…]
St John 3: 1- 21 Nicodemus, was a pharisee and also a member of the Sanhedrin. There was the Great Sanhedrin and the Lesser Sanhedrin. The lesser Sanhedrin totalled 23 judges appointed to each city and one Great Sanhedrin comprising of 71 judges, which acted as the Supreme Court in Jerusalem. Nicodemus comes to Jesus under the cover … [Read more…]
St Anselm. Bishop & Doctor (1033-1109) St Anselm was born in Aosta, north western Italy in 1033. Prior to his religious awakening his was indifferent to religion. At the age of around 30 he entered the Abbey of Bec, Normandy, France and succeeded his fellow countryman Lanfranc as Prior and became Abbot in 1078 at … [Read more…]
Read a reflection on today’s Gospel, John 21:1-14, below.
St Bernadette Soubirous Bernadette was born on the 7th of January 1844 to a poor family in Lourdes, France. On the 11th of February 1858 while collecting scraps of wood on the bank of the river Gave at Massabielle near Lourdes, she received a vision from Our Blessed Lady. # She continued to receive these … [Read more…]
When you reflect upon what I tell you in the depths of your heart, you profit more than if you had read many books. Oh, if souls would only want to listen to My voice when I am speaking in the depths of their hearts, they would reach the peak of holiness in a short … [Read more…]
As the two disciples recount their story of what occurred on the road to Emmaus, the Risen Jesus appears yet again to the assembled disciples. His presence receives a fearful reaction as they imagine that a ghost is visiting them. Jesus invites them to touch him and to eat with them to calm their fears … [Read more…]