St. Joseph's parishioners at the Cofton Park Mass

Our Pilgrim Journey began very early on Sunday morning (19th Sept.) when we all met the coach at Rhyl.

Once we were all aboard Father Charles Ramsay from St Mary's parish in Rhyl began our pilgrimage with prayers.

Around eight in the morning we arrived at the car park. We were given our passes and began a rather long walk to the site.

The Papal Visit, in the eyes of the youth

This weekend, I had the fantastic opportunity of going to London to see His Holiness on the 2010 Papal State visit to the UK!
We arrived in London waiting eagerly to see Pope Benedict XVI celebrate the Mass in Westminster Cathedral in London.

Catholics, Good and Bad

 

Pope Benedict: due to touch down in Edinburgh on Thursday 

A few days ago, in advance of Pope Benedict's state visit to Britain, Radio Four broadcast a forty-five minute programme, The Pope’s British Divisions, in which the former Dominican friar Mark Dowd travelled to various parts of the country to interview Catholics about their faith. I heard the original broadcast and then listened again to the recording on BBC i-player.

In the past, Catholics who lost their faith or disagreed with important items of doctrine or morality would usually cease to regard themselves as bona fide Catholics. What is curious about today’s situation, as Dowd’s programme revealed, is the number of people who believe that rejecting basic Catholic principles doesn’t make then “bad” Catholics.