No one is free, no one is safe! My experience and reflection on my Kidnapping in Bamenda There are moments in one’s life that divide time into before and after. A week ago on September 27th 2026, Sunday afternoon was one of those days and moments in my life. I never imagined that one day […]
Pope Leo invites everyone around the world to pray for mental health ministry, calling for greater understanding, compassion and support for people living with mental illness. Through his monthly prayer intention, the Pope encourages the Church to welcome those who suffer in silence, support their families and carers, and make mental health care an important […]
The vineyard as an image of God’s kingdom occurs a number of times in the Old Testament. When he told this parable our Lord must have had today’s first reading in mind. The owner did his best to make the vineyard fertile. He gave the tenants time to produce the fruit. He sent his servants […]
One World Festival: One Parish, One Mission United in Christ On September 20, 2026, the Parish of St. John the Evangelist and Our Lady of Mount Carmel in White Plains, New York, celebrated its annual One World Festival under the theme: “One Parish, One Mission United in Christ.” The celebration began with Holy Mass presided […]
The parables of Jesus make people question the way in which they always think about things and about other people and they also make people accept or reject Jesus’s own way of thinking. The situation in which Jesus tells a parable helps us to understand the meaning of the parable. In chapter 19 Jesus has […]
On the 25th anniversary of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks, stories of faith, courage and Christian compassion continue to inspire people around the world. Nearly 3,000 innocent people lost their lives in New York, at the Pentagon and near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, but the tragedy also revealed remarkable acts of selflessness. Paul Carris, a Catholic […]
Peter asked Jesus how often he ought to forgive his brother, but he answered his own question by suggesting that he should forgive seven times. According to Rabbinio tradition a man must forgive his brother three times. So Peter thought he was going very far by suggesting seven times with eager self-satisfaction that it would […]
In the previous episode, the missionary and his companions flew into Lafon with nerves jangling, hoping to find out what had happened to Father Joseph while trying not to make matters worse. They were met by armed soldiers and Commander William Nyoun, but Bishop Paride calmly softened the tension with warmth, stories and quiet wisdom. […]
Because of a slight difference in the text, some people see this passage as dealing with the duty of one member of the community to correct another who has done something wrong, others see it as dealing with the problem of making peace between two people, when one has done wrong to the other. It […]
The following is the Homily given by Fr. Fred Franklin during the Eucharistic Celebration on the Solemnity of The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. There’s a very tenuous personal link between John, myself and our Founder Herbert Vauighan. When we came to St Joseph’s College, Mill Hill, in September 1962, it was the custom for […]
As the month of September begins, Pope Leo XIV is inviting everyone around the world to pray for the just and sustainable management of water, recognising it as a vital resource and a basic need for every human person. In many parts of the world, our brothers and sisters have little or no reliable access […]
The apostles had already expressed their faith in Jesus as the Messiah when he asked them who they believed him to be. Because people were waiting for a Messiah who would overthrow the Romans, Jesus warned them not to tell people that he was the Messiah, because they would want to make him the centre […]
