As far as I know, we have no photographs of Jesus. Nor TV, nor YouTube live-streaming, nor audio-recordings. We do have lots of writings about him, but nothing written by him. He chose to live in a time and in a way where you could only meet him in person....

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I recently took a run down to Ardrossan just for a walk and change of scenery. It’s always nice to be able to go back to the old home town, especially when you can take it easy and reminisce. In my lifetime there, we lived in three different houses: Coalhill...

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We pray that all our young people and vulnerable adults will be safe from all harm. We ask the Lord to help us all be responsible for knowing and implementing all safeguarding measures in our parish, and so to show our Christian love for those most in need of protection. ...

There are a number of very good Novenas available online. I have chosen three, each with a slightly different emphasis. If you want to finish the Novena on the eve of Pentecost, you would begin on Friday 14th May. If you want to finish it on Pentecost Sunday itself, you...