‘What shall we say the Kingdom of God is like?’Teaching is not just about conveying facts – it’s an act of the imagination.  Teacher and learner together create something new.  Jesus used many parables to attempt to describe the Kingdom of…

A place for youThrough Caritas, our Catholic parishes, groups, schools and individuals can share in each other’s dreams for a better world.  Its mission of justice and charity is a wide remit.  There is sure to be a place for you in our six ‘ministries’ of…

“My hope and prayer is that the presence of Caritas  will play an important role in enabling and strengthening our parishes and chaplaincies to be more outward looking, more engaged with the needs of the most needy and marginalised of…

Pentecost is nearly upon us, and with it Kindle the Fire, the online liturgy and launch of Caritas Diocese of Nottingham.  We’re just slipping out a cheeky reminder, in case you’re able to join us at the last minute.  Booking is…

Caritas is comingThe eve of Pentecost is a great time to be  launching Caritas in the Diocese of Nottingham.  I hope you’ll join us for an online celebration on 22 May to mark the moment.  Booking is now open, as you…

Join us to craft the Common GoodBooking opens today for ‘The Word and the Common Good’, a chance to meet others from around the Diocese and explore what Catholic Social Teaching could look like in practice, locally and globally, in…

Resurrection: the tender revolutionWe’re used to thinking of the resurrection as a moment in time – the moment when Christ who was dead becomes alive.  But as we emerge from lockdown, this Easter feels different – it is also a slow dawning…

In this issue– How has Covid-19 affected you? Take the diocesan survey– Prepare the future – workshop on 21 April– Here: Now: Us – three more Open Evenings: a chance to find out more– And a clutch of forthcoming events to…

Reweaving  the parishA couple of weeks ago 30 people joined the first ‘open evening’ for Here: Now: Us.  It was a great opportunity to share impressions of the impact of the pandemic on the life of our respective parishes, and the…

Watching for dawn With a vaccine and a roadmap, we can begin to take responsibility for the future again.  We don’t know what it will be like, but here are a few things we do know.    Many will be poorer,…