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New Missal Translation: And with your spirit

The Lord be with you. And with your spirit – This change will take some getting used to, and of course it comes right at the beginning!


New Missal Translation: An introduction

A new translation of the Mass has been prepared for the English-speaking world and comes into use from this coming September.


Doris Warrington RIP

Doris Warrington, housekeeper to former parish priest Canon MacDermot-Roe has died.


Obituary – Fr Peter Sprague

Peter was born in Shirley, Southampton in 1964 and went to school at Springhill and St. Mary’s College. He always admired Canon MacDermot-Roe who was the parish priest for the entire time Peter lived in the parish and loved the way he celebrated Mass. For him, he was an inspiration and an example.


April Fish Day

Would Christ have participated in April 1st pranks?


Is your religion optional?

It’s census weekend here in the UK.


Feasting and fasting

It was always difficult to take Catholic fasting very seriously in the days when easily the most famous television Catholics were the gastronomic duo the Two Fat Ladies.


The Season of Lent

In Ordinary Time we follow Christ the teacher, making his way through the towns and villages of Galilee, teaching and healing. So what are we doing in Lent?


All are welcome

Bishop Crispian’s pastoral letter for the Sunday before Lent


Whom shall I send?

On November 17th Bishop Crispian celebrates his 75th birthday and is thus obliged, according to the Code of Canon Law, to submit his resignation to the Holy See. How will our new bishop be chosen?