The Word becomes fleshAfter two years of public health restrictions, parish communities around the Diocese are beginning to step out in mission once again.  From what we see in Caritas, it seems the Church is stirring.  Not that the last two…

Dates for your diaryThe next few months see some exciting opportunities to get involved with Caritas in endeavours for the Gospel.  This issue outlines the key dates coming up.  Also, hot off the press, we share the final report on…

Work for CAFOD in theDiocese of Nottingham! Applications due in on Sunday – scroll down to find out more  We have received numerous expressions of interest in hosting refugees from the conflict in Ukraine.  Compassion and solidarity are alive and well in…

Prayer, fasting, almsgiving  There are few words for the tragedy and barbarism unfolding in Ukraine.  There seem to be few actions we can take that match the onslaught faced by its people.  Caritas Diocese of Nottingham invite you to join Pope…

Levelling up the lowly? It might be a phrase that makes you inwardly groan. After all, we’ve heard a lot of it lately.  But what’s behind the soundbite ‘levelling up’? Nottingham Diocese contains some of the most deprived neighbourhoods in the country. So is…

‘In you all find their home’Psalm 87 Today the Church remembers Blessed Cyprian Tansi, a figure who represents the diversity of the Church in our own diocese.  Born in Nigeria in 1903 he eventually came to Mount St Bernard Abbey. …

Picture: Adoration of the Magi by an anonymous Dutch painter, c1520 Happy New Year and Epiphany to you all from the Grapevine Team!Life is an adventure which, if we stay on the right path, will lead us to a wonderful…

Christmas is close, and once again beset with uncertainty.  One thing the Nativity tells us is that somehow Love always finds a way in.  We’ve seen that in Caritas – who would have thought two years ago how skilled many…

Live the DreamWhen the story of Pope Francis’ papacy comes to be told, a good way of doing so will be by his favourite words.  There are three verbs which stand out for me in his teaching. encounter – accompany and dream.…

Our main item in this edition is to encourage you, if you haven’t already, to book for our online Assembly on 20 November, A Change of Era: Climate, Covid and the missionary parish.  Nothing could be more timely than to discern…