A while ago the Diocese recognised that they needed to provide some help to coordinate and advise parishes who want to respond to the needs of refugees coming to live […]
05 Dec 16 ICON OF PEACE TO GO ON ‘DIOCESAN TOUR’
The Icon of Peace is a large sacred painting that was made in the Monastery of St John in the Desert, near Jerusalem, and was gifted to Pax Christi International […]
30 Nov 16-REFUGEE ACTION GROUP INFO EVNG
Much of the mainstream media dismisses responses to the international refugee crisis as “compassion fatigue”. The active responses of the parishes in the Catholic Diocese of Leeds was more than […]
28 Nov 16 Housing Justice
by John Battle. The national homelessness charity HOUSING JUSTICE, formed from the Catholic Housing Aid Society has for some years now worked to build and enable local groups and churches […]
14 Nov 16 Refugee Action at Holy Redeemer parish Huddersfield
by Sr.Eleanor of the Presentation Sisters in Huddersfield. On the afternoon of Sunday, 13th November, about 30 parishioners came together at St Patrick’s, in the parish of the Holy Redeemer, […]
07 Nov 16 Poverty Bites
By John Battle (chair) The Minister for Work and Pensions was recently interviewed on November’s introduction of a new housing benefit cap but after a few brief questions the topic […]
02 Nov 16 The Live Simply Award – a personal view
Do you remember the days of “The Parish Mission”? If you are under 50 then probably not, as they seem to have largely gone out of fashion. They were often […]