by The Diocesan Office | Apr 22, 2019 | News
Amidst the joy and happiness of their Easter Day celebrations the Pro-Cathedral Parish of St Augustine of Canterbury, Painters Forstal, Nr Faversham, Kent, received the extremely sad news of the sudden and unexpected death, at home, on Easter Morning, of their former...
by The Diocesan Office | Apr 19, 2019 | News
Bishop Damien writes: During Holy Week one of my favourite meditations focuses upon Antonio Ciseri’s depiction of Pontius Pilate presenting a scourged Christ to the people – Ecce homo! (Behold the man!), 1871. Have you ever noticed that only two people...
by The Diocesan Office | Apr 17, 2019 | News
Today the Bishop celebrated the Diocesan Chrism Mass and consecrated the Holy Oils to be used in the coming 12 months by our priests in baptism, anointing the sick and dying, and used by the bishop at confirmations, the ordinations of priests and in the...
by The Diocesan Office | Apr 15, 2019 | News
Bishop Damien writes: The terrible fire which has so seriously damaged Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris today, Monday 15th April, is a colossal tragedy for the people of the City and for France – indeed for all of us who have had the pleasure and privilege of...
