Kentenich Talks – Discovering, Following, Sharing ChristThe Kentenich Talks continue this year with a three-session course on three Wednesdays in June – 3rd, 10th and 17th June – all beginning at 7.30pm. This year the themes centre on Father Kentenich’s original understanding of Christ, which aims to bring people to a life-changing encounter with the Lord Jesus. The first evening is called “

Do you believe in Love?Thoughts on Humanae Vitae forty years down the lineIf you mention the teaching document Humanae Vitae in Church circles today, you either get a gasp, or a loud moan, a cry of despair, or even a sad look of embarrassment. Forty years have passed since this Encyclical of Pope Paul VI was offered to the world. Is it something we should quickly forget? Or is the inspiring

A Big Party for FamiliesThe Church is hosting a celebration for families around the world. The 6th World Meeting of Families took place in January 2009 in Mexico City, Mexico. Mexico has the second largest Catholic population in the world. The Meeting is held every three years. World Meetings of Families were begun by Pope John Paul II, who convoked the first one in Rome in 1994. Successive world

The couples who completed the training course successfully last year are now available for minsitry the Diocese of Salford. The couples offer family days or retreats in parishes on the the themes of marriage and family life. Information and booking forms are available at the Schoenstatt Centre and will be distributed in the monthly announcements of the Bishop.