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Harry Responds
The following response has been received from Harry to last week's news item which can be viewed at: https://salisburycatholics.org/blog/pigeon-named-harry
Dear Parishioners I...Read more
Refugees continue to risk lives
Alan Kurdi would be around eight years old today if he had not drowned during the early hours of 2 September 2015. For...Read more
Stop Uyghur Genocide
Bishop Declan Lang, Chair of the International Affairs department of the Bishops’ Conference, alongside the Cardinal Archbishops of Yangon (Myanmar) and Jakarta (Indonesia)...Read more
Saint Pius X
Saint Pius X’s Story
Pope Pius X is perhaps best remembered for his encouragement of the frequent reception of Holy Communion,...Read more
Saint Bernard
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux’s Story Man of the century! Woman of the century! You see such terms applied to so many today—“golfer of the...Read more
Pigeon named Harry
A pigeon appeared on Friday in St Osmund’s. We shall call him Harry for contact tracing purposes. Much to the consternation of the...Read more
Rural Gathering 2021
Fr Harry Doyle's splendid national rural conference at Garstang in February 2020 was proposed as the final such event for the time being,...Read more
Saint Maximilian Kolbe
Raymund Kolbe was born in Poland in 1894. His family was very poor, but they were rich in spirit. In 1914, his father...Read more
Saint Clare of Assisi 11 August
At the beginning of the 13th century, when luxury and sensuality held sway, St Francis of Assisi made his appearance, giving to men...Read more
Feast of Saint Lawrence 10 August
Saint Lawrence’s Story
The esteem in which the Church holds Lawrence is seen in the fact that today’s celebration ranks as...Read more