The book of Jonah addresses two major issues: the relation of Israel and Yahweh to other nations and the meaning of divine justice. The reluctant prophet Jonah was sent to proclaim God’s universal salvific...
This week has seen us return to so called Ordinary time; we leave behind the white vestments of Christmas and turn to green. Ordinary comes from the latin word ordinalis meaning numbered; we are...
On Monday 11th January we move into Ordinary Time and we put on the green vestments. I would normally speak about not being able to sustain feasts and festivals for a long period of...
Click on the link below and see Sunday’s Mass (3rd) and Fr Dominic explaining why this picture of a young Jesus with his parents, provoked such a strong reaction when first exhibited. https://catholicparishesofborehamwood.org/live-streaming/
Fr. Dominic, Fr. John, Sue and Jackie, Danica and Richard wish all the Parishioners from The Catholic Parishes of Borehamwood and St. Josephs Carpenders Park a very peaceful and blessed Christmas. This Christmas will...
When we look at the crib everything looks so pretty, so peaceful, so orderly. Not a cry is heard from the child, not a sound from the donkey or the oxen, not a smell...
COVID-19 and Vaccination When I was growing up in Dublin in the 1950’s there was, in nearly every class in the schools that I went to, at least one child with Polio. It was...
In September 2020 the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales issued a statement COVID-19 and Vaccination (24th September 2020). In the light of the recent breakthrough in vaccine development we now wish to issue...
A huge big thank you from the Mercy Sisters in Addo in South Africa On Tuesday this week I received a phone call from Sr. Martha and Sr. Breda in Addo. They were very...
We will be able to say a formal farewell to Fr Antonio at the 10am Mass on Sunday 13th December. We can get an update on how he is getting on at Bishop’s Stortford...