With all the media-talk about the decline of organised religion, you could be forgiven for thinking that Christianity was on its last legs. However, that is definitely not the case! In world terms, there are 2.1 billion Christians, of whom 1 billion are Catholics. Even in the UK, there is a groundswell of interest in our religion as world events and the relentless pace of 21st Century living force increasing numbers of people to re-evaluate their lifestyles and reconsider what is truly important.
Terrorism and natural disasters have brought many people back to Christianity in recent years and in 2005, the passing of Pope John Paul II, followed by the election of his successor Pope Benedict XVI, focused the eyes of the world on Catholicism in an unprecedented manner.
Maybe some of these factors are causing you to reassess your life, and might be the reason why you have visited our web-site. If so, we would like to suggest the following sections to you:
- To learn about some of the ‘basics’ that we believe in, a great person to start with is our Parish priest, Father John, in his ‘Welcome to the web-site’
- Then we suggest moving on to ‘What is Christianity?’ and ‘What is Catholicism?’
- The Catholic Church has existed for over two thousand years. Can you think of any institution which has lasted longer? As a result, we always have more to learn about our faith. Different people prefer different approaches and so there are a variety of things we would suggest. You could:
- The best way to find out about Catholicism, though, is to visit us, and we would be delighted to see you at any of our parish activities, but especially Mass itself. Find out about Mass times and how to get to us.
- If you are interested in preparing to receive any of the Sacraments of the church, then our sections on baptism, marriage, first holy communion, and confirmation will set you on the right track.