We have had a super weekend, with the arrival of Abbot Ignatius and Prior Antonius from Trier and the Huysberg arriving on Friday. There have been several opportunities for conversation in English and German alike, and we have had some varied topics to consider, such as the various expressions of Benedictine life lived in community […]
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Br Marc’s Companions Letter – May 2019
St Helens, Hemsworth
Anyone living in this part of the world knows what a coal face is! They are now, largely, a thing of the past, but time was when everyone in this area depended on coalfaces. Without those coalfaces the villages all died. Those coal faces gave life to this world. I like to think of parish […]
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Greek for Fun
Most people think that title is a contradiction in terms. How can an ancient language be fun. Even clergy who learned Greek at College seem often to have found it really boring. That is sad. It shouldn’t be boring. Those who took part in this week’s Greek for Fun course here at Mirfield know that […]
News from Fr John
I recently returned from Walshingham having exchanged my gold star for a silver one! After 25 years as a Guardian I have now retired from office and have become a Guardian Emeritus. I have had some interesting offers in recent times which has made me think that a future auction may not be an impossibility! […]
Former student returns as Principal
Bishop Mark Sowerby is to be the next Principal of the College of the Resurrection in succession to Fr Peter Allan CR, who will retire at the end of the academic year. With his wife, Ruth, he will move to Mirfield from the Diocese of Chichester, where he has been Bishop of Horsham since 2009. Bishop Mark, who has […]
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Second Sunday in Eastertide
John 20.19-31 The Holy Catholic Church throughout the world reads this Gospel on the 2nd Sunday in Eastertide. Not only Roman Catholic and Anglican churches but Orthodox churches also. The Orthodox name today St Thomas Sunday because the Gospel tells how he recognised the risen Lord Jesus as his Lord and God. This octave day […]