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NB: Mass will be at 8am on Saturday 9th November.

No 11am Mass

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Editorial: Woodcarving As Worship

Reflecting on the importance of sacred architecture as a medium of evangelisation that touches even non-believers (as the fire of Notre-Dame showed), Fr de Malleray rejoices at the new altarpiece commissioned by a traditional Dominican community in France. 

A Queen For All Seasons

Aidan Harvey-Craig praises Queen Catherine of Aragon’s courageous witness to the inviolability of marriage and to the Catholic faith as a timely example for our times of matrimonial breakdown and religious relativism. Could she be declared a heavenly intercessor?

Coercion and Belief: Compelle Intrare

Fr Brendan Gerard, FSSP (who holds a licence in Sacred Scripture from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome) examines whether the use of coercion to bring people into the Church is authorised by Christ’s mandate to “make disciples of all nations.”

Tintin and the Secret of the Elusive Priests

Despite being a cradle Catholic, world-famous author Hergé included almost no priest characters in his numerous comic strips; and yet, multiple priestly influences have inspired or guided the creator of Tintin―finds Fr de Malleray (Head of Tintinology at St Alban House in Bedford). 

Why the Film Nefarious Is Atheists’ Nightmare

Avoiding any gory or horrible display, the supernatural thriller Nefarious cleverly depicts an atheistic doctor trying to persuade a possessed inmate that God and Satan are not real. Fr de Malleray praises this battle of wits that can prompt non-believers to ask salutary questions.

Spoiler Alert: Life Wins In The End

Young adult Sophia Rumpus took part in the joyful and peaceful March for Life, the largest event in the UK every year to celebrate the sacredness of human life, particularly in its unborn stage: an initiative worthy of support as the “legal” termination of the elderly and sick looms ahead.

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Of your charity, please pray for the peaceful repose of the soul of Lily Dwyer.

Traditional Latin Requiem Mass in St John the Baptist Church, Crooke, Passage East on Thursday 10th October 2024 at 11am.

May she rest in peace.

Due to a wedding, Mass on Thursday 3rd October will be at the earlier time of 8am. No evening Mass.

Mass will be at 6:30pm on Monday 7th October for the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. No morning Mass.

On Saturday 7 September, we will join with Christians in Italy and in several other parts of the world to pray a Rosary in Latin after 11am Mass in St John’s as part of the third World Day Against Abortion. All are welcome to join us in this prayerful act of reparation and to invoke the help of the Mother of God to end abortion.