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Fr Mark Vickers

May 28, 2023
We want to be fully the individuals God created us to be – always in the service of God and the service of the other. That means discerning the different influences acting upon us. What comes from the Holy Spirit, what comes from the spirit of the world? When we accept humbly the word of Scripture and the teaching of the Church, we know this is from the Holy Spirit. When we sacrifice our time and our priorities in the service of others, we know this is from the Holy Spirit. The Spirit is working within us to build up unity and in this unity we experience the love of God and the love of neighbour.
December 25, 2022
The headteacher of our parish primary school recently attended a conference at which most other headteachers came from secular schools. At one point they broke into groups. Everyone had to come up with a word which summarised what their school was all about. Others chose “respect”, “tolerance” and “diversity” – all very well, of course,
December 18, 2022
The Virgin will conceive and give birth to a son and they will call Him Emmanuel, a name which means ‘God is with us’.  In the final week of Advent the Church naturally focuses on the figure of the Mother. But every third year, the Church bowls us a bit of googly when the Sunday
December 11, 2022
There’s something about Advent which speaks to the hearts of us all. Because Advent is two things. It is a season which is incredibly special. We await God’s arrival in the world. There can be nothing more unique and extraordinary than this. And His arrival, when it comes, is full of tenderness and love. He
December 04, 2022
“May the Lord be in your heart and help you to confess your sins with true sorrow.” What prevents us from doing that? We won’t confess our sins unless we are convinced of the reality of God and the possibility of a personal relationship with Him. Vaguely identifying as Christian is not enough. It must
November 27, 2022
To look forward to the coming of Christ, to want to meet Him when He returns, we have to appreciate what He did for us the first time round. We have to look with love and tenderness on the Crib. We have to wonder at the fact God loves us so much that He became this small and this vulnerable. We have to encounter the overwhelming love of Christ on the Cross. He suffered all this for my sake. Someone – God – loves me this much.
August 12, 2022
If politics and public life are not underpinned by Christian values, we are in deep trouble
February 28, 2022
There can’t have been many clergy filled with unrestrained enthusiasm and Christian joy when told of the requirement to hold a “synodal process” in our parishes. Weren’t the Vatican and bishops aware of the anxieties and additional pressures caused by the pandemic, just as another variant seemed poised to break over us? The deadlines for
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