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More Than a Game – Chess Tournament at Our Lady of Peace | May 10, 2025
Join us for a heartfelt and inspiring look at the Chess Tournament held on May 10th, 2025, at Our Lady of Peace, Reading, hosted by Father Stan. With children, parents, and parishioners gathered around the board, this event celebrated not just strategy and skill, but also community, friendship, and shared joy.Chess tournaments in the UK […]
Continue ReadingEASTER MESSAGE 2025 From Cry to Freedom: The Hidden Power of Pesach and Tsa’aq. (Our Lady of Peace)
This Easter 2025, Father Stan reminds us that the Resurrection is not just a moment of glory, but the answer to a cry — the ancient tsa’aq of a people in bondage. In the Book of Exodus, the Israelites cry out (tsa’aq) under the weight of slavery. God hears them. His response is Pesach — […]
Continue ReadingA Flame in the Darkness: Nathaneal’s Journey & the Easter Vigil Candle 2025
In this moving interview, Nathaneal shares his personal journey to the Catholic faith and the story behind the candle he has lovingly decorated for the Easter Vigil 2025 at Our Lady of Peace, Reading.Filmed quietly in his flat as he prepares the Paschal candle, this intimate piece offers a rare glimpse into a work that […]
Continue ReadingEaster Invitation from Father Stan – Easter Vigil 2025
Dear Parishioners, Friends, and All Who Seek the Risen Lord,You are warmly invited to join us at Our Lady of Peace, Reading for the Easter Vigil, the most sacred and joyful celebration of our Christian year. This year, we gather on Saturday evening, 19th April 2025, beginning after dark at 9:00pm, to enter into the […]
Continue ReadingWalking on Water by Father Ezra Sullivan OP
Rome, 15 January, 2025 Dear all, please accept the talk 2 from Rome Conference. I am sure that all of us will find something for ourselves.
Continue ReadingWOMEN’S RETREAT (4/4)
Our Lady of the Sanctuary and Final Blessing. Discernment. 4th Reflection of four, by Father Stan, standing by the Icon of Our Lady of the Sanctuary. Thoughts and Ideas in Preparation for the Woman’s Retreat starting at Our Lady of Peace, 8.00am this coming Saturday 15th March. In this quiet reflection by the ‘Lady of […]
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The natures of Love. Is there a difference in the love of a woman and of a man? Our Lady of Fatima Reflections. The 3rd in a series of 4 reflections in preparation for the Women’s Retreat this coming Saturday, 15th March. 8.00 am Start. Father Stan’s reflection explores the nature of love, emphasizing the […]
Continue ReadingWOMEN’S RETREAT (2/4)
Our Lady and the Burning Bush, our place in the Heart of Jesus. Second of four Reflections. This one from ‘Our Lady and the Burning Bush’. Thoughts by Father Stan, for the Women’s Retreat this coming Saturday, March 15th, 8.00am Start, at Our Lady of Peace. (Visibility and Landscape). In this powerful reflection by Our […]
Continue ReadingWOMEN’S RETREAT
1 of 4 Reflections by Father Stan, from the Grotto. All ladies from the parish are warmly invited to this special retreat designed just for women. This event complements the men’s retreat (“Sparta”) with a more reflective and nurturing approach—think of it as a spiritual “spa.” Led by a man but dedicated to exploring topics […]
Continue ReadingTruth and the Mission of the Catholic Priest
Dear all, Please find attached the first talk from the Rome Conference (13–17 January 2025), delivered to the priests of the Confraternity of Catholic Clergy. This is Cardinal Gerhard Müller’s address, Truth and the Mission of the Catholic Priest (14 January 2025). I hope this text will be a valuable contribution to our formation in […]
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