Caritas Advent Reflection
Let us just take a moment this Advent to reflect on how many times we see news images of pregnant migrant women crossing deserts or getting off unsafe boats, with no home to go to.
Can we imagine ourselves being on their journey or on Joseph and Mary’s migrant journey to Bethlehem? The town was not equipped to welcome or accommodate them. It could not offer the care a pregnant woman needed. The Holy Family was one family too many for this small place.
Can we put ourselves in the shoes of the shepherds who went to visit the Christ child? They were uneducated outcasts in their society and yet the angels appeared to them, not to a rich landowner, and said, “Do not be afraid.”
News and events from across the diocese
Jubilee 2025 – A focus on Modern Slavery – Event on 13 February
On Thursday 13th February, Caritas Diocese of Plymouth will be holding an event at Holy Family Catholic Church Hall, 274 Beacon Park Road, Plymouth, PL2 3JR to celebrate the Feast of St Bakhita and to reflect on how we can prevent modern slavery in our communities....
Lament and Light ecumenical service – 25th November 2024
On Monday 25th November, this year's ecumenical Lament and Light service took place at St Mary’s Church in Plympton, Plymouth. This quietly powerful service is held in response to the 16 days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence. The service was led by the Rev....
Welcoming People living with Dementia
"As I have loved you, so you must love one another" John 13:35 Currently 1 in 11 people over the age of 65 are living with dementia in the UK. Pope Francis has stressed that the whole of society "must hasten to take care of its elderly, who are increasingly numerous...
