Lent begins early this year with Ash Wednesday falling on 14 February and CAFOD’s Family Fast day is on Friday 23 February. Our focus story is on a young man called James Pyne, who is a fisherman in Liberia. His … Read More
January 2024 The year does not appear to begin well for the care of creation. The amount of money pledged by the US and Europe to assist countries in the Global South already critically affected by climate change (the loss … Read More
First some information in response to queries received about Diocesan banking, installing solar panels on church roofs, and the potential for installing an Electric Vehicle charging point in church car parks. Just Money: much work is being done in many Catholic … Read More
The Parish Community at St Joseph’s Dinnington confirmed their commitment to Living Simply at mass on the first Sunday of Advent last year by writing pledges to the planet. Pledges such as ’I will buy less’, ‘I will recycle unwanted … Read More
St. Joseph’s Parish received the CAFOD Live Simply Award at a special celebration mass on Sunday 19th November 2023. The award was presented by Paul Kelly, a CAFOD Assessor; he congratulated us for all of our achievements on our Live … Read More
As the COP28 climate summit gets under way, the Lead Bishop for Environmental Issues, Bishop John Arnold, has reiterated his call for the nations of the world to act: “Whilst the extreme heat of last summer may be a distant … Read More
A publication on the climate crisis addressed to all people of goodwill. The Holy See published this October 4, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, Pope Francis’ new Apostolic Exhortation Laudate Deum on the climate crisis. The Holy Father addresses the … Read More
Apostolic Exhortation Laudate Deum released on the Feast of St Francis of Assisi Pope Francis has released his Apostolic Exhortation Laudate Deum, ‘Praise God’, to “clarify and complete” what he started in 2015 with his Encyclical Letter Laudato si’ on … Read More
The Season of Creation runs from 1st September (the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation) to the feast of St. Francis of Assisi on 4th October.The Season offers us time to reflect on the needs of our planet, … Read More
Let Justice and Peace Flow Prophet Amos cries out: “But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream!” (Amos 5: 24) and so we are called to join the river of justice and peace, to take up climate … Read More
