The Story of Take & Read by Fr Adrian Graffy
Take & Read is a major new publication from Alive Publishing. The series has been developed as a follow up to the document The Gift of Scripture published by the Bishops of England and Wales and of Scotland. Fr Adrian Graffy, the Editor of Take & Read explains the story behind this innovative, exciting, and dynamic new initiative.
Christmas Memories by Archbishop Vincent Nichols
‘The beautiful task of Advent is to awaken in all of us memories of goodness and thus to open doors of hope.’ This insight of Archbishop Cardinal Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, holds out a hope and purpose for our journey of prayer through Advent.
A Pastoral Letter on Disability.
Archbishop Vincent Nichols of the Archdiocese of Birmingham speaks on disability in his pastoral letter.
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Archbishop Vincent Nichols' Pastoral Letter on Disability, 22 March 2009
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