People who are not Christians often find this difficult to understand. They ask, “Why can’t I just confess my sins to God? Why do I have to bother with a priest?” Paul O'Reilly SJ explores the significance of confession.
In March 1857, Fathers James Etheridge, Aloysius Emiliani and Clement Negri arrived in Georgetown in what was then British Guiana to establish a Jesuit mission there. Assistant Archivist Sally Kent finds out more about the early history of the Guyana Region and James Etheridge.
Pope Francis intention for March “that the Church may appreciate the urgency of formation in spiritual discernment, both on the personal and communitarian levels”
One of my patients has a favourite T-shirt which he often wears to consultations with me. In block red capitals (presumably he has concerns about my eyesight) it says, “Every saint has a past. Every sinner has a future.”
Homily preached by Fr Conor Harper SJ, Vice-Postulator for the Cause of John Sullivan SJ, last weekend at Farm Street Church to mark the anniversary of his death in 1933.
