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This week's theme is love and the winner is Adeline Harris with her story An Unconventional Love.
The full published book can be downloaded for free from the Winners' page....
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BBC Survey finds
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Today (22nd April) is the 7th Anniversay of the death of Joe Evans, a priest of the Lancaster Diocese. We remember all those priests who have died and gone before us and pray for those who are left behind to cope with their suffering and loss. May they re...
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VATICAN CITY, MARCH 16, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI is affirming the importance of the ministerial priesthood in the Church, and is calling for greater attention to the education of clergy.
The Pope said this today during an audience with participa...
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Women outside Westminster Cathedral greeted warmly by church goers on the 1st February after the 10.30 am Sung Mass.
There were about 10 members of the group handing out leaflets and there were clearly many people who were in...
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Pope Praying for Many New VocationsSays They Are "Precious" Gifts to Church VATICAN CITY, FEB. 1, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI is asking the faithful to pray for many new vocations the consecrated life, which he said are "precious" gifts to the C...
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The new web site for the European Federation of Married Priest has been launched. The site is manually translated into different languages rather than using automatic translation services. The automatic machine translation was removed on request ...
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Pope Benedict has approved new test >
The Roman Catholic Church has issued guidance for future priests to have psychological tests to weed out those unable to control their sexual urges.
A senior churchman said a series of sex scandals had...
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The AGM of the Advent Group will take place on Saturday 29th November 2008 at Cockfosters. Further details to be published. All Welcome !
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This is not the official report on the meeting. This report has been compiled by Mike Hyland and Joe Mulrooney, the representatives of the Advent Group. European Federation 2008
Meeting of delegates, 9th and 10th July 2008
Chant d’Oiseau, B...
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Andy Bebb has taken part in the Radio 4 programme, Beyond Belief on the Fatherhood of God. The programme will be transmitted on Monday 9th June at 4.30 pm. Go to the web site >...
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Please read Fr Val Farrell's Blog, priest of the Lancaster Diocese and leave your own comment. Visit http://www.jenico.blogspot.com/...
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THE PETITION
We, the undersigned Catholics, wish to express our support for our bishops who are preparing the Catholic Church in England and Wales for new forms of ministry and leadership. We request the Catholic Bishop Conference to place the following ...
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All of us, I suppose, have a favourite piece of prose, a poem or even a book which we can go back to from time to time, which can cheer us up and warm our hearts. When I find myself musing about what it means to be a priest in today’s world, about t...
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Jane Austen once claimed her novels were all contained on “the little bit (two inches wide) of ivory” on which she worked – a commentary, that is, on a thin slither of life. My own little bit of ivory on which I’ll try to construct...
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God doesn't have hands of course but I expect you know what I mean. I am suggesting that it is possible for us humans to limit what God can do for us, and the example I'm going to use is Vocations to the Priesthood.
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Saturday 10th November 2007
Advent’s next general meeting will be at St Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham, on Saturday 10th November 2007, from 11.00 am to 4.00 pm.
We shall share news and views about our current concerns, and yours would be most...
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It is with sadness that we announce the death of Basil Potter, MBE on Thursday 23rd August after a long illness. Our thoughts and prayers are with Maire and the children....
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It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden death of Pat Olivier, a long-standing member of the Advent Group. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Nicola, his wife and to their family....
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AUSTRALIA A GROUP of prominent Australian Catholics is calling on bishops to consider the ordination of married men and women to deal with what they call "a major crisis of ministry and leadership in Australian Catholicism", writes Mark Bro...
