Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Kirk and Jack. Upon reflecting on today’s gospel reading, Kirk senses that there was a lot of turmoil, inner conflict and intense feelings. Saint John, who was writing the Gospel text 90 years after Christ, wrote whilst there was huge tension between the Jewish community and...

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Kirk, from London. Like the people of Israel in the desert, who were liberated and shown the promised land and yet rejected the love and grace of God by worshiping false gods, we sometimes abandon the love of God and build up false gods of selfishness,...

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Aira, Kristal and Danielle, from Youth of El Shaddai, London. Danielle says that today’s reading is particularly beautiful coming after Mothering Sunday, where, for a whole day, we appreciated and thought about the love our mothers have for us. The reading is a clear message that...

Do you have creativity and energy? Are you passionate about engaging with social media as a tool for evangelisation? We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to appoint to the role of Communications & Digital Officer to support the work of the Oblate Community in Ireland and the UK. The role will involve the delivery...

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Chaher, from De Mazenod House, London. Today, the Scripture gives us a glimpse on a vital aspect of our lives, and that is ‘healing’. Just like the sick man in the Gospel reading today, we are also in need of healing, and this can happen at...

Flame Congress 2023 The youth of St Joseph’s OMI RCC in Colwyn Bay were incredibly happy to attend this year’s Flame Congress and youth co-ordinator and volunteer Julie Butcher was honoured to attend with them. Our Youth travelled with Richard Gwyn School in Flint to Wembley, on a coach together. For some of our youth...

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Iola and Br Michael Moore, from Colwyn Bay, Wales. Today, we celebrate the feast of St. Joseph. When we hear the word ‘annunciation’, we automatically think of God calling Mary, and her response. But the gospel for the feast of St. Joseph is exactly the same....

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Paul Evans, from Wales. A story that Paul recounts today seems to him to be so relevant to our Lenten reflections, on our pathway to Easter. It prompted him to think if there’s anyone we don’t particularly like or are struggling to like – whether it’s...

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Br Michael Moore, from Ireland. There’s a little bit of the Pharisee from today’s reading in all of us. During Lent, God calls us to change our ways that cause us to dismiss others who we may look down on. During Lent, God says to each...

Good morning everyone, and welcome to morning prayer with Br Michael Moore, in Ireland. Today is Saint Patrick’s Day. We’re all familiar with the tradition of Patrick, who, after being kidnapped and sold as a slave, managed to escape and returned to Ireland to proclaim the Gospel. Patrick heard and responded to God’s call. He...