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Hospitality is a Catholic instinct – the belief that every person who walks through the door carries a dignity worth honouring....
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If homelessness becomes your way of life you will suffer the unkindest cut of all. People will say that you prefer to be homeless and will pity you, or drive you off the streets. Without a home you will find yourself stripped of respect....
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As our parishes welcome new arrivals into their midst, there is a consistent, almost unspoken process of walking together, with four different aspects shaping our pastoral approach and care towards migrants and new arrivals....
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From supporting migrants and refugees, to giving local families and others a hand-up when times are tough, parishes, school communities and local agencies across the Diocese continue to live out the vision of the Diocese’s Pastoral Plan, fostering communities of welcome, accompaniment and mission. ...
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We can be big-hearted and we can be petty, and this can change from one hour to the next depending on what’s meeting us in life....
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Pope Leo XIV meets with migrants at the Las Raíces Center, Tenerife and reassures them that he carries them in his heart and prayers; praying no 'storm' may ever drive them away from feeling the presence of Christ....
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ope Leo XIV calls integration a shared responsibility that restores dignity and belonging, while urging human traffickers to repent before facing divine justice....
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The moment I step beyond those automatic doors and into the wards, something shifts inside me. The antiseptic smell, the quiet hum of machines, the soft-soled footsteps of nurses on linoleum - it all signals a kind of crossing over. This is not the ordinary world....
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Corpus Christi is one of the most cherished feasts in our Christian calendar. When I was a child preparing for First Communion, it was the most exciting experience to dress your Sunday's best and walk behind the priest carrying the monstrance....
Hospitality is a Catholic instinct – the belief that every person who walks through the door carries a dignity worth honouring....
If homelessness becomes your way of life you will suffer the unkindest cut of all. People will say that you prefer to be homeless and will pity you, or drive you off the streets. Without a home you will find yourself stripped of respect....
As our parishes welcome new arrivals into their midst, there is a consistent, almost unspoken process of walking together, with four different aspects shaping our pastoral approach and care towards migrants and new arrivals....
From supporting migrants and refugees, to giving local families and others a hand-up when times are tough, parishes, school communities and local agencies across the Diocese continue to live out the vision of the Diocese’s Pastoral Plan, fostering communities of welcome, accompaniment and mission. ...
We can be big-hearted and we can be petty, and this can change from one hour to the next depending on what’s meeting us in life....
Pope Leo XIV meets with migrants at the Las Raíces Center, Tenerife and reassures them that he carries them in his heart and prayers; praying no 'storm' may ever drive them away from feeling the presence of Christ....
ope Leo XIV calls integration a shared responsibility that restores dignity and belonging, while urging human traffickers to repent before facing divine justice....
The moment I step beyond those automatic doors and into the wards, something shifts inside me. The antiseptic smell, the quiet hum of machines, the soft-soled footsteps of nurses on linoleum - it all signals a kind of crossing over. This is not the ordinary world....
Corpus Christi is one of the most cherished feasts in our Christian calendar. When I was a child preparing for First Communion, it was the most exciting experience to dress your Sunday's best and walk behind the priest carrying the monstrance....