By Keith Pitcher (Parishioner in SS John Fisher & Thomas More, Burley in Wharfedale and a member of the J&P Climate Action Group)In June 2022 the Parish Family of SS John Fisher and Thomas More, Burley-in-Wharfedale was the delighted recipient of CAFOD’s LiveSimply award. This is given to Parish Families and schools who have worked […]
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The Need for Priorities
There is nothing like the overworked use of the language of catastrophe and apocalypse to induce a desperate sense that nothing can be done except pray for a quick end. The recent dominance of ‘fear politics’ – ranging from Brexit, Covid, conflict in Ukraine, and now a ‘cost-of-living crisis’ – has worked to render a […]
Abortion – a postscript to our July article
Last month we included an article about the Roe v Wade Supreme Court decision in the USA. Along with the rest of the Catholic Church, the Commission regards abortion as a moral wrong. As the Commission person responsible for oversight of the newsletter I didn’t think that needed re-stating – but at least one person […]
02 Sep – Events across the Diocese commemorating Hiroshima & Nagasaki Bombings
By Tim DevereuxChair, Movement for the Abolition of Warwww.abolishwar.netThis year, as many before, there were events in Bradford and Keighley to commemorate the dropping of atomic bomb on Hiroshima, 6th August, 1945, and in Leeds three days later remembering the Nagasaki bombing, 9th August, 1945. From outrage at the bombing of Guernica in the Spanish […]
31 Aug -Thank you to Bronagh Daly of Leeds CAFOD
By Chukwuemeka NwachukwuIn August our local CAFOD worker, Bronagh Daly, left her role after 7 wonderful years of services to take up a new position as the Faith and Creativity Lead at Leeds Church Institute (LCI) – a faith-based organization for lifelong learning that works through events, publications, and social media.In her role as Community […]
15 Jul – Beard Protest
Ever feel like doing a bake sale or a sponsored run is a bit old hat? Well, no need to despair! Tim Devereaux’s recent beard protest has lifted the vale on whacky ways to raise money for charity!Since March 2020, Tim Devereux has been growing his beard in protest against PM Johnson. He pledged to […]
Roe Vs Wade Overturned in USA
By Joe Burns & Matty MaslenLast month, in America, Roe vs Wade was overturned 50 years after it was sworn in, meaning that women no longer have a federal right to abortion. Now, the legality of abortion is a decision for individual states to make.This comes at a time when restrictions to abortion rights have […]