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  • Forde Abbey

    by Peter Porteous A hooded boy stands in front of the Cistercian wall painting of the crucifixion in the North Undercroft.  We were sheltering from the humidity and fierce July sun during the Forde Abbey Summer Fair in what may have been a chapel for the novice monks built more than 700 years ago. The…

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  • Mark 1: 40-45

    The leper came to Jesus and asked for healing and he believed that Jesus could heal him. The faith of the leper and the compassion of Jesus allowed Gods healing love to work the miracle. And have you noticed that pretty much every healing through Jesus involved this same combination of compassion and faith? Sometimes…

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  • Rome

    By Peter Porteous I had never been to Rome so it was about time I matched the ancient ruins and heavenly basilicas in my head with the reality of a modern city aware of its extraordinary heritage.  For a stay of less than a week, we knew we would only see a fraction of what…

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  • Mark 1: 14-20

    What kind of reaction do you think you’d meet if, on Monday, when you get to work or to the shops, you suggested to whoever you might bump into, that they should repent and believe the Good News? My guess is that you wouldn’t want to repeat some of the answers which would probably come…

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  • John 1: The Word made flesh

    We don’t know at what time of the year the miracle at Bethlehem actually took place, but the Church Fathers were very wise. In their efforts to teach the faith to our heathen ancestors of this cold Northern Hemisphere they connected the birth of Jesus with the warmth and the goodwill which already existed in the…

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  • Holy Land Visit

    Catenian Association Pilgrimage to the Holy Land, a day to day reflection – by David Gale On Thursday 12th April 2018, under the Spiritual Directorship of Canon Stephen Maloney of the Liverpool Archdiocese, Jenny and I, together with pilgrims from all over the country, commenced our journey to the Holy Land.  We had looked forward…

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  • Luke 2: 22-40

    On the face of it, nothing really interesting is happening in the story which we’ve just heard. A poor young couple, the girl probably no more than 14 years old, have come to the Temple to carry out the proper requirements of their religion; requirements which followed on after a first-born baby boy. The little…

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  • Christmas 2020

    Two memories from this terrible year remain fixed in my mind. One of them seems to have much to do with Christmas, whereas the other, is at first sight, unconnected. But the truth is, I think the exact reverse. Let me explain. As I write this, I’m reminded of the endless television interviews with people…

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  • LR Restoration Fundraising

    By Fr. Anthony, Looking after our Lyme Regis church for the future From the website article on our Lyme Regis Church Restoration Project, you will be aware that the exterior of our church is coming to the end of its serviceable life.  A condition survey carried out by Hosken Parks in the summer of 2017…

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  • Advent 4

    The fourth candle of the Advent Wreath is a sign to remind us of the part which Mary played in the coming of Jesus Christ. Mary was the first person to respond to God and to have Christ formed in her, and she did this in a way that provides an example for us all.…

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