On 7th September 2025, Pope Leo XIV canonised two very young saints; Pier Giogio Frassati and Carlo Acutis. St. Pier Giorgio died 4th July 1925 and St. Carlo died 12th October 2006. Both were devout lifelong Catholics. St. Pier Giorgio was known as the Man of the Beatitudes and St. Carlo as the Millennial Saint – God’s Influencer. The latter, interestingly, was born in London and raised in Milan. He used social media to spread the word of worldwide Eucharistic miracles. He co

It’s not very likely, is it? Paying the same amount to one who has worked for one hour as to those who work ten, it seems unfair. Is it also unfair that people doing different jobs get paid startlingly different wages to others? Why do we value the head of a Water Company such a lot more than a teacher or a Doctor? But no normal employer would pay the same wages to those who worked twelve hours and to those who worked one in the same job. If trades unions functioned in his so

It is by happy chance that this Sunda we have a serving Police Detective (who is also a priest) preaching at the 10.30am Mass, because today’s Gospel can sound very much as though it is concerned with policing the Church! It is really though about forgiveness in cased of breaking rules of behaviour? Fundamentally we ask can wrong-doers remain members of the Church? Matthew wrote his Gospel, inspired by God, for the local Churches in Syria, Palestine and neighbouring regions.