The Sacrament of Reconciliation
A Guide to Confession Confession does not have to be a difficult matter, but it does require some preparation. As with all things, we should begin with prayer, placing ourselves in the presence of God. Then we should try to review our lives since our last confession, searching out our thoughts, words, and actions that […]
International Food Festival
The International Food Festival was organised at Our Lady of Fatima Church on Sunday 24th November to celebrate the rich multicultural diversity in our church. Parishioners brought in food to share with others and to raise money for the parish fund.
Praying the Rosary
“The Rosary is the best therapy for these distraught, unhappy, fearful, and frustrated souls, precisely because it involves the simultaneous use of three powers: the physical, the vocal, and the spiritual…” – Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen “Love the Madonna and pray the Rosary, for her Rosary is the weapon against the evils of the world […]
The Story of the Apparition of Our Lady of La Salette
On September 19, 1846, Our Lady appeared to two small children on the mountain of La Salette in the French Alps. There, she gave them a message for the world to hear and follow. Mary’s message to the two children at La Salette was the warning of a mother concerned over her wayward children. She […]
Scandal
In the sense that we are using it, “scandal” is any act by a person or persons that offends or outrages the moral feelings of another. Several times in the Scriptures we read of how Christ confronted the Jewish religious leaders; but the scene in today’s Gospel is one of the more dramatic encounters between […]
Feast of Saint Thomas More, June 23, 8.30 Mass A special day of blessing for our Parish.
Few saints are more relevant to our time. His belief that no lay ruler has jurisdiction over the Church of Christ cost Thomas More his life. Beheaded on Tower Hill, London, on July 6,1535, More steadfastly refused to approve King Henry VIII’s divorce and remarriage and establishment of the Church of England. Described as “a […]
