by diviadmin | Sep 19, 2024 | to read Fr Robert's latest letter
My dear friends, I write this September magazine letter at the beginning of August when the weather is hot and the roads are busy with holidaymakers enjoying the beautiful Sussex countryside and the south coast. However, it can be surprisingly cold first thing in the...
by diviadmin | Jun 18, 2024 | to read Fr Robert's latest 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...
by diviadmin | Jan 11, 2024 | Blog, to read Fr Robert's latest letter
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...
by diviadmin | Dec 1, 2023 | Monthly Rector's Letter, to read Fr Robert's latest letter
December 2023 Parish Letter My dear friends, I am typing this letter at the start of November, when the situation in both Gaza and in Ukraine is still unbearably heartbreaking. It is a reminder of just why Our Lord Jesus Christ had to be born of the Blessed Virgin...
by diviadmin | Jun 1, 2023 | Monthly Rector's 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...
by diviadmin | Apr 4, 2023 | Blog
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...
by diviadmin | May 10, 2022 | Blog, to read Fr Robert's latest letter
My dear friends, June 2022 is a very special and unique month in the annals of our country’s long history, when we shall enjoy the great pleasure of celebrating the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Amongst The Queen’s titles is that of ‘Defender of...
by diviadmin | Apr 27, 2022 | Blog
My dear friends Ukraine: a Christian reflection By a cruel irony, in Passiontide when Christians concentrate on the ‘passion’ or sufferings out of love for humanity of Jesus Christ, our newspapers and televisions are full of images of suffering of a very different...
by diviadmin | Apr 11, 2022 | Blog
My dear friends, Easter this year falls in the middle of April. At its heart we find the three holy days called the Triduum when the celebrate the Easter story that is at the very centre of Christianity: Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Day. We tend to think of...
by diviadmin | Nov 19, 2019 | Blog
The pantomime season is almost upon us. Catsfield will be performing Dick Whittington and Crowhurst is doing Camelot the Pantomime. The latter has a tenuous connection with the stories of King Arthur. Over summer I visited the ancient Christian site of Glastonbury...
