Volunteer for Lourdes, Advent Retreat Day, and news from the Archdiocese of Birmingham

Seek Our Lady’s intercession at this year’s Hednesford Pilgrimage Reflection – the Hednesford Pilgrimage   The first two parish priests of Hednesford, Fr Patrick Boyle and Fr Joseph Healy, shared a great devotion to Our Lady of Lourdes and, because of their devoted service, both became Honorary Chaplains of the Sanctuary there. Fr Boyle also…

View in browser Website Events News “the good shepherd is one who lays down his life for his sheep” ­Fourth Sunday of Easter­ John’s words “the good shepherd is one who lays down his life for his sheep” set the tone for us this Good Shepherd Sunday. As a child I was fascinated by the…

View in browser   Website Events News   Let us renew our trust in God’s power over evil Reflection  ­ During this Year of Prayer, Pope Francis asks us to meditate on the words of the Lord’s prayer. Each day we pray with Jesus, “Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil”.  …

View in browser   Website Events News   Christ the King  … Who reigns in my life? Reflection: Feast of Christ the King, Sunday 26 November ­ Christ the King  … Who reigns in my life?   St Bernard of Clairvaux realised that there was a battle taking place in his inner self. Who would…

View in browser   Website Events News   This Sunday is Peace Sunday   Reflection for Peace Sunday from Pax Christi ­ This Sunday is ‘Peace Sunday’ when we are invited to reflect upon how our encounter with Jesus, ‘The Lamb of God’ in the Gospel, commissions us to work for peace and justice in…

View in browser Website Events News Celebrating the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Reflection: Corpus Christi­ ­During the Eucharistic Prayer we ask that God bless the fruit of the earth and the work of human hands through grain and grape. Preparing for a Mass as part of Mission Brazil with…