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The Church responds with a resounding ‘Yes’ to that question, as we celebrate the Blessed Virgin Mary on 15thAugust. (Usually her feast day is on the 16th.) An ancient name for this day is the transition of Mary – her crossing over to eternal life – or the assumption of Mary. But her story begins...

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‘Summertime and the living is easy.’ George Gershwin’s words could be aptly applied to August, when many of us take holidays. It’s a month to focus on summertime (weather permitting!!): family and barbeques; the beach and ice cream; long days with no school! It’s a time to wind down from the hectic pace of normal...

Paddling with the Prophet Ezekial National Allotments Week – 12th to 18th August Getting along with your neighbours Drinking coffee is great for your microbes What gardening can do for your brain Ultra-processed foods ‘should have tobacco-style warning labels’ ** Editor: David Pickup, a solicitor, looks back on his days at the beach… Paddling with...

Have you done something bad which haunts you?  Does the memory of it still follow you through each day – and keep you awake at night?   If so, then Laurence Loricatus (c. 1190 – 1243) is the saint for you.  He was born at Facciolo (Apulia) and as a youth he killed a man. After...

All in the month of August Explorer 6 – sending the first images of earth from space The one and only Alfred Hitchcock The discovery of oxygen George Stubbs and his horses International Bat Night – 24th August ** Editor:  We continue our column that looks at memorable dates in the month (this time, June)...

Archbishop of Canterbury urges end to violence in Sudan  Tearfund working amidst the crisis of South Sudan Refugees find hope through music charity supported by MAF Archbishop of York patron of Gypsy, Roma & Traveller Friendly Churches Warm Welcome grows larger Christian charities working to help the people of Ukraine **  Archbishop of Canterbury urges...

Some people are pushy and a bit grasping.  They get on your nerves.  Pray that they go on to find God’s will for their lives, for then all that pushiness is put to good use. Take Jeanne Delanoue.  She was born at Saumur in 1666, and grew up small, authoritarian, and quite frankly, a bit...

‘Summertime and the living is easy.’ George Gershwin’s words could be aptly applied to August, when many of us take holidays. It’s a month to focus on summertime (weather permitting!!): family and barbeques; the beach and ice cream; long days with no school! It’s a time to wind down from the hectic pace of normal...

1 & 2 Kings is a single literary work telling the history of Israel’s monarchy from the end of David’s reign until the Babylonian exile following the fall of Jerusalem (586 BC). After Solomon’s reign, Israel was divided into two kingdoms: Israel to the north and Judah in the south. In the north 20 rulers...

How will you become a better person than you are now?   Have you ever denied yourself in order to try and please God?  No matter what your dedication, it is unlikely that your efforts will ever have outshone those of Rose of Lima (1586 – 1617), who in 1671 became the first saint of America,...

It was: 300 years ago, on 25th August 1724 that George Stubbs was born. This British artist is best known for his paintings of horses. 250 years ago, on 1st August 1774 that oxygen was discovered by British chemist Joseph Priestley. He was the first scientist to publish his findings on the discovery. 125 years...