Bernard Strozzi 1581-1644 a student of Caravaggio painted this scene of the calling of Zacchaeus. Let’s look at some of the features and see what the artist is trying to tell u. The most striking feature in the foreground is the boy with his dog. This is not recorded in the Bible and I have […]
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Fr Crispin Harrison CR
Our dear brother Crispin died in hospital on Thursday 27th October, after a few weeks of ill health. Crispin was in his 87th year and the 54th year of his profession in the Community. He was a former Superior of the Community, and had also worked in South Africa and at the College of the […]
Fr John’s Sponsored Run for Tariro 2022
Fr John is back training for a sponsored run which is planned to take place on Saturday 12 November. Fr John will run from CR Mirfield to Deighton and back again, running 10k in total! John is hoping to raise money for Tariro UK. Tariro UK is a charity that funds projects for young people […]
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Fr Charlie’s sermon, 16 October 2022
Then Jesus told them a parable… In the name of the Father… Isn’t it nice when the Evangelists tell us what Jesus’s parables are about before we’ve even had a chance to read them? “Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose heart.” Well, there we are […]
Journey Into Space
Captain’s Log Star Date September 23-25-22 I suppose the idea was mine but the operation was cooperative and crewed by Marc, Charlie, Patrick and Jude a superb back-up team of Barbara, Collette, and Gillian in the Guest office and Leanne promoting the venture on the website. With images produced by Nasa, ESA and the Open […]
Libraries Week 2022
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Library Open Day on Monday 3rd October. It was a very enjoyable day, our visitors were able to tour many of the library rooms, and had the opportunity to view some of the items, normally hidden away, in our Special Collection. CR Libraries celebrated Libraries Week […]
Fr Thomas’s sermon, 2 October 2022
Luke 17:5 5The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” 6The Lord replied, “If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you. One of the delights of Luke’s gospel – no other gospel has […]
Fr George’s sermon, 25 Sept 2022
Dives & Lazarus When I left university, just turned 22, I got a teaching job in Italy. It was poorly paid – I earned the equivalent of £53 a month, and of that £21 went in rent. That left me a little less than £8 a week to live on. And I was running a […]
Fr Crispin’s Sermon, 11 September 2022
TRINITY 13 Jer 4.11-12, 22-28 1 Tim 1.12-17 Lk 15,1-10 During the coronation of Queen Elizabeth she was presented with a Bible by the moderator of the Church of Scotland. At many of the Christmas Day messages the Queen has said the life and teaching of Jesus is the foundation of her life. We pray […]