by Fr Marcus Goulding | Sep 13, 2025 | Newsletter
Ask anyone under 30 if they know who Charlie Kirk is, and you’ll usually get an emphatic: “Oh yeah, he’s the TikTok guy!” By contrast, most people over 30 have no idea who he is. On Wednesday 10th September, Charlie Kirk was assassinated by a...
by Fr Marcus Goulding | May 10, 2025 | Newsletter
Pope Leo XIV departs the Sistine Chapel after offering Mass with the College of Cardinals. I want to repeat the words from the responsorial Psalm: “I will sing a new song to the Lord, because he has done marvels.” And indeed, not just with me but with all of us. My...
by Fr Marcus Goulding | May 10, 2025 | Newsletter
At 5.45pm on May 7th, the doors to the Sistine Chapel were locked, enclosing the College of Cardinals in conclave. Just after 6.00pm on May 8th, white smoke issued from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, announcing the successful election of the next Successor of...
by Fr Marcus Goulding | May 3, 2025 | Newsletter
Bishop Erik Varden is the bishop of Trondheim in Norway. This is an abridged version of the interview Bishop Varden gave to The Pillar: https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/bishop-varden-were-never-passive Catholic doctrine refers to the Roman Pontiff, the successor of...
by Fr Marcus Goulding | Mar 15, 2025 | Newsletter
Well done on positively shouting “I believe” last week when you recited the Creed at Sunday Mass. I could almost hear you all the way over here. Today we will move forward a little into the Nicene Creed to a phrase that always gives me goosebumps when I think about...
by Fr Marcus Goulding | Mar 8, 2025 | Newsletter
By Dr Philippa Martyr at the Catholic Weekly This year, we’re celebrating 1700 years of the Nicene Creed. That’s the creed you usually say at Mass on Sundays—the longer one. The Nicene Creed is amazing. It’s full of mystery, poetry, and historical fact. It took a long...
