First Holy Communion by Leonardo de Cillis
2020-12-13
One of our children, Leonardo, who recently made his First Holy Communion, produced a wonderful PowerPoint presentation of his special day.
The Deacon by Deacon Dave Skillen
2020-11-28
If deacons are not mini-priests, or father’s helpers, or enhanced lay people then who are they? Deacon Dave Skillen explains…
An Interview with Sr. Catherine
2020-10-14
Vocation is what God calls you to do with your life. Everybody is called by God to know, love and serve him. The difference is how each one of us does this. In the one life God gave you to live, you have one overriding purpose, to fulfil the will of God.
Vocational Witness of a Carmelite Friar
2020-07-13
A vocation is a call to the person’s destiny in life. It is a call to be who God intended us to be. This identity is discovered most fully when we meet Christ in a personal encounter and from this deep place in our nature, we find all the rest falls into place. Every human being is called to this fulness of life. This is the vocation of humanity: to know and be loved by God and in return to know and to love God.
Vocation to the Priesthood by Grania Egan
2020-05-22
Vocation is what God calls you to do with your life. Everybody is called by God to know, love and serve him. The difference is how each one of us does this. In the one life God gave you to live, you have one overriding purpose, to fulfil the will of God.
Stephen’s Testimony – A Road Back To Faith
2020-03-15
Listen to Stephen’s inspiring testimony that discusses how he found Jesus again after almost 40 years of searching…
Bible Testimonies
2020-02-24
Find out what the Bible means for Catholics from the Portsmouth Diocese and how God spoke in their lives through the Scriptures. Important Note. You will need a fairly up-to-date browser, mobile or tablet to view the Bible Testimonies. We recommend Google Chrome or Safari as they’re fast, modern browsers. Older versions of Internet Explorer and other browsers will not work. For more on the God who speaks and the Year of the Word, stay tuned to SacredHeartHook.org. You can also take a look at the site built by the Diocese especially for this event. https://www.godwhospeaks.org/
A Deepening of Faith
2019-11-08
During the confirmation service on Holy Saturday when Father Paul placed his hands on my head and called the Holy Spirit down, I felt an intense connection to Christ.
Reflections on a Pilgrimage to Lourdes
2019-09-21
What makes Lourdes so special and makes me want to return year after year is so very difficult to put into words. Lourdes is quite literally like ‘a little taste of heaven’.
Theresa Mahon
Charlie’s Journey to Faith
2019-04-05
“Hello, my name is Charles and I’m going to speak about how the call from God grew to radically change my life.” Listen to the full story below or read the transcript that follows. Very moving stuff.. “I’ve always held the belief that there was something more to life than the physical” I grew up in a non religious family and never went to Church. The most exposure I had to Christ was at a church of England primary school as well as my grandparents who are Christian. I’ve always held the belief that there was something more to life than the physical, but IRead More →