Author Archives: Dean Atkins

Join us for the next Cell of Our Lady of Walsingham on Saturday June 8th at St Mary’s. It’s a time of prayer and worship for the shrine and our Ministry Area as we recall past pilgrimages and look forward to the next! All are welcome whether or not you’re a Walsingham pilgrim!

Fr Dean reviews a book by Martyn Snow, the Bishop of Leicester. “An Intercultural Church for a Multicultural World” is a book which explores the theme of gift exchange in a diverse and multicultural world and how we might think and act with greater cultural sensitivity.

Like so many gifts regularly given we can take the Eucharist for granted, forget the great Mystery of Faith. And so we need some reminders, something to make us think. A feast will do just the job

You don’t go to church. So why give to the church? It’s a good question. But there are so many occasions when people expect the church to be there. In the meantime, here’s a cute cat pic!

We’re home now from a few days away at the Diocesan Clergy School. So what’s different? And what does it mean to be home?