Anaesthesia or compassion…

 Dear Friends, Please find the introduction to this week’s Newsletter from Mary Greaves I had a conversation with a friend this week and I’d like to share some of it with you. In the discussion we talked about how, given the constant stream of suffering portrayed in the media, we can become somewhat desensitised to the …

The 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time

It’s never too soon…  Dear Friends, Please find the introduction to this week’s Newsletter from Mary Greaves: I had a very early “bah humbug” moment this week. I paid a visit to a well known supermarket and there they were, mince pies, puddings, all kinds of food goodies for Christmas. To make matters worse when I got …

The 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time

A harvest of faith…  Dear Friends Please find the introduction to our Newsletter written by Mary Greaves below.  This week I’ve enjoyed watching “Harvest on the Farm” on TV. One definition of harvest might be ‘the season for gathering in agricultural crops’ but I would like to consider another kind of harvest; that of a ‘harvest of …