‘The decision to include or exclude those lying wounded along the roadside can serve as a criterion for judging every economic, political, social and religious project” (Pope Francis). Catholic charities network issues thoughtful statement on the General Election.

Health inequalities are growing, but there is still time to turn back the tide.

Join us on 6th June at 13:00 in conversation with Jim McManus OCDS,FFPH 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏳️‍🌈 🇺🇦 to discuss why efforts to reduce inequalities have stalled and what we can do about it.

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If you didn’t already sign up after my last post, perhaps this one will persuade you?

Helen Barnard from The Trussell Trust is also speaking - and a number of people with lived experience of poverty also.

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“There is one sign which we should never lack: the option for those who are least, those whom society discards.”

Pope Francis, Evangelii Gaudium, 195

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Join us for an insightful exploration of how Catholic education is evolving to meet the demands of the modern world featuring distinguished guest speaker Raymond Friel OBE

Wednesday, 16 October 2024 GMT

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'All Catholic citizens need an informed 'social conscience' that will enable them to identify and resist structures of injustice in their own society.'

Catholic Bishops of England and Wales, The Common Good (1996), 41

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In my Catholic upbringing, the Trinity was a mystery of faith explained with a shamrock. Remote, unconnected to living faith. Lately, I understand the Trinity as the creative dynamism of God: the source of love, the incarnation of love, the presence of love in our world.

Excellent article by Julian Coman in this week’s The Tablet on the return of Catholic Social Teaching to the political agenda, touchingly rooted in memories of his father. In this #GeneralElection CST can have a major influence in framing the debate about what matters.

“All citizens should be mindful of the right and also the duty to use their free vote to further the common good.”

Vatican II, Gaudium et Spes, 75

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The first #GeneralElection2024 resource from CSAN is Do Justice: a Vision for Spiritual and Civic renewal in England and Wales. This document is a foundational resource, a reminder of the principles which the Church brings to public debate.
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“It is my hope that our seminaries and houses of formation will provide an education in responsible simplicity of life, in grateful contemplation of God’s world, and in concern for the needs of the poor and the protection of the environment.”

Pope Francis, Laudato Si’, 214

“Love, overflowing with small gestures of mutual care, is also civic and political, and it makes itself felt in every action that seeks to build a better world.”

Pope Francis, Laudato Si’, 231

#LaudatoSiWeek

What the Spirit brings

Love
joy
peace

Patience
kindness
goodness

Trustfulness
gentleness
and self-control

#Pentecost

“St Francis…shows us just how inseparable the bond is between concern for nature, justice for the poor, commitment to society, and interior peace.”

Pope Francis, Laudato Si’, 10

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Come Holy Spirit,
fill the hearts of your faithful
and kindle in them the fire
of your love.

Send forth your Spirit
and they shall be created.
And You shall renew
the face of the earth.

#PentecostSunday

International Mass for the Vigil of Pentecost in our parish this evening. Readings and prayers in Italian, Welsh, Polish, Tamil, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and English. A joyous celebration of our global Church. With thanks to @davidbrinn for the inspiration. #PentecostSunday

In Bristol today, listening to my friend Jenny Sinclair inspiring us with her own journey and powerful reading of the signs of the times, calling the Church to mission rooted in relationality for the common good. Together4CommonGood Clifton Diocese CliftonEvangelist

Been a busy few weeks. Good to be home. Cheers everybody, hope there’s sunshine where you are. #fridayvibe

“You have to put yourself where God can get at you.”

Excellent.