Friday Jan 5th
A delightful meeting with the authors of a new CTs publication "The Joy of God's Plan", due to be launched by the Catholic Truth Society at Westminster Cathedral Hall on Jan 31st. This is a DVD and booklets giving an introduction to Natural Fertility Awareness, and it is a project which has been longed planned and carried out by a team of people who have been working for years with young couples and parents, and who also bring their own personal experience and commitment to the subject.
The project has the support of Archbishop Kevin McDonald of Southwark, who will be attending the launch, together with Bishop Bernard Longley of Westminster. The team producing the material comes from Luton Good Counsel - one of a number of local groups which in recent years have helped dozens of young women through pregnancy and childbirth, offering friendship, counselling, and support through often difficult circumstances and helping to ensure a child's safe delivery into a world where there will be a love and a welcome.
This new DVD pack will be of huge value to marriage preparation groups in parishes, and to women's organisations. Contact the Catholic Truth Society for more details, and send me a COMMENT at this Blog if you are interested in attending the Launch - clergy, youth workers, teachers, all particularly welcome.
My feature in the Catholic Herald re blogging has produced a large response in the blogging fraternity....which incidentally has proved itself super-sensitive to even the merest hint of amused criticism!
My only real worry about blogging is that it traps people at computers....while giving the illusion that one is in contact with millions of people across the globe, talking about important things etc, etc, writing or reading a blog is actually a matter of sitting at a desk engaging in chat which can become addictive - and meanwhile there's a whole world going on outside. I have (temporarily!) solved this problem by having massive computer problems at home - as regularreaders of this Blog will know - and consequently having to work at public libraries or internet cafes. I am writing this at Sutton Library, with just eleven more minutes allowed on this machine....this concentrates the mind....
This evening I am off to a Twelfth Night party at a cousin's. She was my bridesmaid over 25 years ago, and we last met at the Silver Wedding celebrations last June.....it will be fun to catch up, and I always enjoy Twelfth Night and ensuring that Christmas ends on a high note instead of just fizzling out.....
Speaking engagements coming up: I will be at St Walburga's, PRESTON, on Jan 28th, speaking to Catholic students. Come along and join in! Starts at 6.30pm with Mass. I'll be talking about "Celebrating Catholic Feasts and Seasons".
6 comments:
His Grace is puzzled that you permit a post from an anonymous blasphemer, but censor his sincere greeting and welcome to the world of blogging, with its insights into the complexities of theology and life.
Are Protestants not permitted on your blog?
St Walburge's, Preston, is one of my favourite UK churches - absolutely stunning. I look forward to reading about it in a future post (with pictures?!).
Blogging is the last resort of people to whom nobody listens or have much interest in their views. In life they are bores to a man or woman. Pathetic.
My feature in the Catholic Herald re blogging has produced a large response in the blogging fraternity....which incidentally has proved itself super-sensitive to even the merest hint of amused criticism!
Unless she is practising her irony, methinks the lady doth protest too much. I have been looking around at (an admittedly unrepresentative) sample of Catholic blogs and get no sense of super-sensitivity. As for the comments on this blog - concerned, perhaps, but super-sensitive??
BTW: When reading your article in the C.H., I did not get the impression that yours was just 'amused criticism'. I interpreted all that you wrote as being genuinly meant.
Great article in the CH. I think you were described as a young catholic in a Faith Magazine article not all that long ago:)
The internet itself is addictive, you could spend hours researching, writing on the blogs etc. I think it is important to limit time wasted. If you can make a phone call, play with the children, read a book or more importantly say The Rosary, then do it. The internet will always be there to distract you if need be.
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