Fr Robert’s July letter

Parish Letter – July 2024.My dear friends,I met a delightful Roman Catholic priest in Lourdes in May who told me that he realised God was calling him to be a priest as a young man when he went to help a drunken man whose false teeth had fallen out – it is a good...

CHRISTMAS 2023

CHRISTMAS 2023 One of the difficulties I sometimes encounter in my work is dealing with people who have rather funny ideas in their heads about what God is like. They may, indeed, be quite clever in other areas of their lives, but when it comes to God, they are...

Father Robert’s monthly letter

September 2023 parish letter My dear friends,            I am very pleased to share with you news of an exciting new experiment which we are going to begin next month at St Laurence’s Church, Catsfield, and St George’s Church, Crowhurst.            On the first Sunday...

Fr Robert’s Easter message

An Easter reflection I have been reflecting on some words about Easter of Michael Ramsay (1904-1988), Archbishop of Canterbury 1961-1974, whom I met in his old age. He wrote: Christianity entered history because of the Resurrection. Without it, there would be no...