ST GERARD – THE MOTHERS’ SAINT This year marks the 300th anniversary of St Gerard Majella’s birth in Italy in 1726. His feast day, celebrated on the 16th October, is an opportunity to remember a much-loved saint whose life continues to inspire people around the world. St Gerard was a humble Redemptorist brother who […]
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This year marks the 300th anniversary of Saint Gerard Majella’s birth in 1726. And on Friday we celebrate his feast day. To commemorate this amazing saint who died at the young age of twenty-nine in 1755, here is a poem by Br Gerardo Maria
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Catholic Mission is celebrating 100 years of World Mission Sunday with a photographic exhibition titled ‘Hope’ starting on Thursday week.
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Majellan Christmas cards are now available. Why not send a loved one or family friend a beautiful card this festive season to show how much you care?
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The Jewish people experienced two major periods of exile. The first was the Assyrian Exile beginning in the eighth century BCE when the ten northern tribes were forced into exile in Assyria. The second, the Babylonian Exile, involved the southern kingdom of Judah, primarily consisting of the two tribes of Judah and Benjamin. It occurred in the sixth century BCE when Nebuchadnezzar, the King of Babylon, twice attacked Jerusalem and, on the second occasion, destroyed the city.
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Jokes Where’s Saint Francis when you need him? St Francis loved every creature on earth. Clearly, he’d never had a possum in his roof at three in the morning. St Peter asked a couple how they’d managed fifty years of marriage. “Patience, forgiveness and separate bathrooms.” “Ah,” said Peter. “Two virtues and
CARING FOR OUR MINDS “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.”~ Anne Lamott ~ We all have a lot going on in our lives. Some days we manage well, while on others even the smallest things can seem a little harder. World Mental Health Day
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The Covid crisis in 2020-21 caused more than just physical illness and casualties globally. Peoples’ mental health also suffered with government restrictions including frequent lockdowns and school closures.
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