World Day of the Poor, 14.11.21
This Sunday is the Fifth World Day of the Poor. The Holy Father has written a beautiful, if dense, message for the occasion. You will find his message and a number of other useful reflections and proposals at the following link: http://www.pcpne.va/content/dam/pcpne/pdf/Eventi/GMDP2021/SVGMP%202021%20In.pdf
Something to read, 07.11.21
https://archbishopgomez.org/blog/reflections-on-the-church-and-americas-new-religions
Assisted Suicide Webinar
Bishop Nolan has sent out the notice below: Please find attached information about a webinar which is being jointly hosted by Care Not Killing and Not Dead Yet UK, The webinar aims to deepen understanding of the issues involved with assisted suicide, euthanasia and the potential future impacts of Liam...
Plenary Indulgences, Month of November
Below is the notice I put in the bulletin for the weekend of 7th November 2021 concerning Plenary Indulgences. Historically, as you may know, at the time of the Reformation, plenary indulgences became the object of scandal and mockery. The reason was that clerics started to “sell” indulgences, a practice...
Membership of St. Mary’s Parish Councils, Committees, etc.
For the information of St. Mary's parishioners, below is a list of the membership of our various parish advisory groups. They already express synodality in our parish to a certain extent! If you have any ideas, questions or constructive criticisms that you wish to bring to a member's attention, or...
