Reflections
Loving my neighbour means letting go of total control in my life
Having the courage to let go of my ideas, prejudices and perceived control - and become more compassionate - is where my humanity likes to engage in a tug-of-war.
Politics in action can be ugly, but we can’t retreat from it
If we want to be involved in society, if we want to form community, we have a duty to notice what is happening on the structural scale, not just the personal.
Becoming aware of the goodness around us
At times it seems we are pre-disposed to focus on faults in the world, rather than all the goodness that is there.
The Passionists of the past were no strangers to pandemics
Many before us risked, and lost, their lives to minister to the sick and suffering.
Holy Saturday: Christ’s Descent into Hell
Holy Saturday: that gap between Cross and Resurrection has been imagined in Christian Traditions as that time when Jesus goes down into Hell to free the souls of all those whom he loves, to lead them to light and life.
A Church of Proximity: Learning to give, and share, to serve others
A response to empty shelves, and the human proclivity to panic buy and hoard at the expense of others.
The Prophet Jeremiah reminds us about the deceitfulness of the human heart (17:9), the rupture of that original connection which facilitates humanity’s capacity for endless self-rejection.
Being and Praying in this time of the Coronavirus
Guidelines and prayers for your help in this difficult time.
Honouring the work of our friend and patron, Blessed Dominic Barberi
An homily from Bernard Longley, Archbishop of Birmingham, given at the Mass for Blessed Dominic Barberi at Sutton Shrine.
Learning to Read the Book of the Universe
We need to go to where Christ is suffering in the whole of creation. Where do we start?
We are called to stand up for what we believe in – at a personal cost
Reflections on the 'daily martyrdom' of averting evil