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  Dear Friends, The background to today’s Gospel reading helps us to understand it. Jesus’ preaching has met with a setback in the towns of Galilee. Despite the miracles worked there he has not been accepted: the learned and the clever have closed their hearts to the Gospel. In a joyful hymn of praise to his Father he discloses the paradox of salvation hidden from the … [Read more...] about Newsletter 09.07.17.

Dear Friends, Today’s Gospel reading is challenging, to say the least! St Benedict told his monks that they should prefer nothing to the love of Christ. This is what Jesus is saying: nothing and no one must come between us and the Lord who is calling us to an ever deeper relationship. In return he bestows a love that transforms those who give themselves completely to him, a … [Read more...] about Newsletter 02.07.17.

Dear Friends, In today’s first reading in a few verses Jeremiah makes quite a spiritual journey! He begins by voicing the opposition he is facing in his mission, even the abandonment and whisperings of his friends. Then, he makes an act of faith in a mighty God who will be his champion. This leads to a hymn of praise for the God to whom he has entrusted his cause and who, … [Read more...] about Newsletter 25.06.17.

Dear Friends, In today’s feast we give thanks for the gift of the Eucharist, so deeply rooted in Catholic tradition and practice. It is the gift of Christ himself whose risen Body we receive under the sign of bread. What we receive is not some spiritual token far less a memorial meal but Jesus Christ offered for us – food and drink to sustain us on our journey to the … [Read more...] about Newsletter 18.06.17.

Dear Friends, Today we celebrate the great mystery that is God himself. The doctrine of the Trinity is a way of saying that God is best defined as Love itself and relationship is at the heart of God’s being. We have made a successful application to the Alive in Faith campaign for a grant to each of our three communities. As funds continue to build up we will be able to … [Read more...] about Newsletter 11.06.17.