jesus Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/tag/jesus/ England and Wales Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:37:35 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/09/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1-32x32.png jesus Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/tag/jesus/ 32 32 174395915 Pray for more people to find their way to salvation in Christ, says Bishop ahead of Home Mission Sunday https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pray-for-more-people-to-find-their-way-to-salvation-in-christ-says-bishop-ahead-of-home-mission-sunday/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pray-for-more-people-to-find-their-way-to-salvation-in-christ-says-bishop-ahead-of-home-mission-sunday/#respond Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:13:09 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=120347 Sunday, 20 September is Home Mission Sunday. It’s the day in the Church’s calendar when we pray for and support the vital work of evangelisation throughout England and Wales. In a short filmed message, speaking on behalf of the Bishops, the Right Reverend Philip Egan, Bishop of Portsmouth, emphasised that many more people should come […]

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]]> 115722 Wave of Hope: Cardinal Vincent Nichols https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wave-of-hope-25/ Wed, 24 Dec 2025 00:01:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=113676 24 December Our final Wave of Hope reflection for Advent comes from the 11th Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Vincent Nichols. Cardinal Vincent, after an incredibly memorable year, found goodness and hope in the pupils he met on a visit to a secondary school just before Advent. This inspired him to the central message of his reflection: […]

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]]> 113676 Wave of Hope: Archbishop John Wilson https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wave-of-hope-24/ Tue, 23 Dec 2025 01:01:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=113672 23 December This Wave of Hope reflection for Advent comes from Archbishop John Wilson, Archbishop of Southwark. Archbishop John was particularly inspired by a primary school Advent carol service in St George’s Cathedral, with over 1,000 pupils celebrating Christ’s story in song, word and drama. “Let’s recapture this Christmas, the joy of what it is to come […]

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]]> 113672 Archbishop Wilson: Christmas means God in Christ Jesus loves you https://www.cbcew.org.uk/archbishop-wilson-christmas-2025/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/archbishop-wilson-christmas-2025/#respond Mon, 22 Dec 2025 13:45:34 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=113789 Archbishop John Wilson’s 2025 Christmas message In his annual Christmas message to the Archdiocese of Southwark, Archbishop John Wilson said that “each time we are asked the meaning of Christmas, our hearts should be filled with awe, joy and hope as we are drawn back to that remarkable night in Bethlehem.” This is because, on […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/archbishop-wilson-christmas-2025/feed/ 0 113789 Wave of Hope: Father Stephen Wang https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wave-of-hope-22/ Sun, 21 Dec 2025 00:04:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=113489 21 December This Wave of Hope short reflection for Advent comes from Father Stephen Wang, Rector of the Venerable English College in Rome, one of the five seminaries training priests for England and Wales. Fr Stephen found signs of hope in three places this year. Firstly in witnessing the number of enthusiastic and faithful pilgrims […]

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]]> 113489 Wave of Hope: Bishop Jim Curry https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wave-of-hope-16/ Mon, 15 Dec 2025 01:23:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=113366 15 December This Wave of Hope reflection for Advent comes from Bishop Jim Curry, Lead Bishop for the Holy Land for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales. Jesus was born into a mess, says Bishop Jim, but we should never lose hope that, in Him, the world can be different. “Jesus comes in […]

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]]> 113366 Wave of Hope: Dr Phil McCarthy https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wave-of-hope-10/ Tue, 09 Dec 2025 01:10:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=113195 9 December This Wave of Hope Advent reflection comes from Dr Phil McCarthy, founder of the Hearts in Search of God walking pilgrimage project. “The thing that gave me most hope was the ‘Jubilee Pilgrimage of Hope’… 641 miles were walked and 21,257 feet climbed over 45 days along four ‘Ways’, by 20 perpetual pilgrims […]

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]]> 113195 Wave of Hope: Canon William Agley https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wave-of-hope-9/ Mon, 08 Dec 2025 01:16:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=113149 8 December This Wave of Hope Advent reflection comes from Canon William Agley, General Secretary of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales. Canon Agley reflects on a busy year that has seen him move from the north east, where he was a parish priest in Newcastle, to London to take up his appointment […]

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]]> 113149 Wave of Hope: Bishop Kenneth Nowakowski https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wave-of-hope-8/ Sun, 07 Dec 2025 01:37:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=113084 7 December This Wave of Hope Advent reflection is given by Bishop Kenneth Nowakowski, Eparchial Bishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Eparchy of the Holy Family of London. Even though we live in a troubled, chaotic world, Bishop Nowakowski sees Jesus Christ as the light piercing the darkness bringing us hope and peace: “Behold the […]

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