World Day of the Poor 2023 – “Do Not Turn Away” The full verse from the Book of Tobit 4:7 reads: “Give alms from your possessions. Do not turn your face away from any of the poor, and God’s face will not be turned away from you.” It is...
Sam, a final-year student at the University of Exeter, joined the Columban Missionaries during Laudato Si’ Week this year, following in the footsteps of St Columban to reflect on ‘the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor’. We wanted to share his reflections in the...
“Let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream!” (Amos 5: 24). As part of our reflections during this Season of Creation (1 September-4 October), we asked the Holy Family parish in Bournemouth to share their environmental work and how it...
“So then you are no longer strangers and sojourners, but you are fellow citizens with the holy ones and members of the household of God” (Ephesians 2:19). There is much news coverage at the moment of those seeking asylum. The recent teaching document from the Bishops...
The Season of Creation is an ecumenical celebration which runs from 1 September to 4 October. During the Season of Creation, we are invited to pray, act and focus on the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor – to listen to those whose voices are less heard; to pray...
