Diary of a Pilgrim – Part IV
The Basilica of St John Lateran or St Giovanni in Laterano is the third of the Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome that the group from Bamberg visits.It is one of…
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May 22, 2025
Diary of a Pilgrim – Part III
St Philip Neri CO, an Italian Catholic priest who lived in the 16th century is said to have been a promoter of a spiritual mission for all and a call…
May 22, 2025
Diary of a Pilgrim – Part II
The Basilica of St Sebastian - the first stop in Rome. There are four different groups of pilgrims participating in the same pilgrimage and this is the first time they…
May 20, 2025
Love one another
Acts 14:21-27; Apocalypse 21:1-5; John 13:31-33,34-35 “Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt.” In this quote, William Shakespeare might…
May 18, 2025
The Good Shepherd
Acts 13:14,43-52; Apocalypse 7:9,14-17; John 10:27-30 In Acts 12 we learned of the miraculous freeing of Peter by an Angel of the Lord. The people have seen many miracles, and…
May 10, 2025
The Incredulity of St Thomas
Acts 5:12-16; Apocalypse 1:9-13,17-19; John 20:19-31 In Acts, we hear about the result of the successful healings that were contributed to the apostles. The people were flocking to the apostles…
April 27, 2025
Eulogy for Pope Francis
Eulogy for Pope Francis….
For several weeks we were praying for Pope Francis as he was seriously ill. Given his age, his health and the huge responsibility that was certainly burdening him, we knew…
April 25, 2025
Happy Easter
Easter Sunday
Acts 10:34,37-43; Colossians 3:1-4; John 20:1-9 In Acts, we encounter Cornelius and Peter. Both men had just had a vision.Cornelius was told in the vision that he was to look…
April 19, 2025
The Prodigal Son
Joshua 5:9-12; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21; Luke 15:1-3,11-32 The Israelites had fled Egypt and have just crossed the River Jordan, arriving in the Promised Land. The long journey from Egypt had…
March 29, 2025