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GDPR Statement from The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth

Dear Friends, Before reading any further … You will have, no doubt, been inundated with e-mails recently regarding the new General Data Protection Regulations which came into force on 25th May. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth is a Data Controller and consequently must process all Personal Data in accordance …
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Catholic Bishops – Statement on Abortion

This statement, published by the Catholic Bishops of England, Wales and Scotland, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the 1967 UK Abortion Act, is addressed not only to Catholics of our countries, but more broadly to all people who seek to uphold the dignity of human life and …
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Portsmouth University Catholic Students

If you are Catholic, Christian or curious about Christianity, you are invited to join our community of students! We offer an opportunity to practise, talk about or find out more about your faith in an environment with other Catholics as well as join a supportive network of people. Catholic Society …
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Videos

Video: Nightfever what it is.

Video: Bishop Egan on the New Evangalisation

Podcasts

TUNE INTO “Radio Immaculata” – The meaning of the Holy Mass

The meaning of the Holy Mass Fr Serafino Lanzatta tells us about a new series of podcasts available on Radio Immaculata… In a series of catechesis featured by Radio Immaculata, Fr Serafino M. Lanzetta explains the meaning of the Holy Mass as the Sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the Cross made for our Redemption. From this Sacrifice – ‘sacrum facere’, to make something sacred, set apart for God – we can understand also the notion of “Banquet” and derive the …
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TUNE INTO “Radio Immaculata” – New Gosport Radio Station

Radio Immaculata’s programming schedule is structured around the rosary. A small community of Marian Franciscans in Gosport, Hampshire, is setting up an internet radio station. With the tagline “Bringing forth Christ through Mary”, Radio Immaculata launched last week on the feast of the Immaculate Conception. The radio station, which is non-profit and non-commercial, will broadcast a mixture of live programmes and audio on-demand, from music to talk shows, from interviews and stories to meditations and prayers. The station is at radioimmaculata.org. The …
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Defending the Eucharist – Steve Ray

Listen to this fascinating interview with Steve Ray on Catholic Answers Live where he explores questions such as “How can I explain to non-Catholics that the Eucharist isn’t just bread and wine but the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Christ?” Click here to listen online > …
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Parish Film Shows

Film Night: ‘LORENZO’S OIL’

Film Review by Roger Ebert Our Parish Cinema invites you all to see “Lorenzo’s Oil” WATCHING ‘LORENZO’S OIL’ MOVIE – “Life has meaning only in the struggle, triumph or defeat is in the hands of the Gods… so let us celebrate the struggle!” (after a short introduction we are very …
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Film Night: ‘My Life’ – Discussion on the Film

Our Parish Cinema invites you all to see “ My Life is a 1993 American film starring Michael Keaton and Nicole Kidman ‘Watching this movie made me take a look at “my own life” it made me realize how easy it is to go through the motions of days, months, and years …
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Film Night: ‘My Life’ – Watch the Film

Film Night: ‘My Life’ – Introduction Night

Parish Newsletters

Newsletter: 12th July 2020 – 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A

WE THANK GOD FOR SUCH GOOD NEWS – FROM THE 4th JULY 2020 WE ARE ALLOWED TO CELEBRATE HOLY MASS IN OUR CHURCH Click this link for any questions you might have found on our website. My Dear Friends, Brothers & Sisters in Christ THERE ARE THREE DISTINCT PARTS in today’s Gospel: parable, interlude, and explanation of the parable. A way of looking at this division is to regard the parable as being close to the actual words of Jesus …
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Newsletter: 5th July 2020 – 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A

WE THANK GOD FOR SUCH GOOD NEWS – FROM THE 4th JULY 2020 WE ARE ALLOWED TO CELEBRATE HOLY MASS IN OUR CHURCH Click this link for any questions you might have found on our website. My Dear Friends, Brothers & Sisters in Christ What is it like to have Christ for a king? All three of this Sunday’s readings examine this very question in some way. The answer is to submit to his kingship and accept his yoke upon …
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Newsletter: 28th June 2020 – Saints Peter and Paul

My Dear Friends, Brothers & Sisters in Christ GOOD NEWS – FROM THE 4th JULY WE WILL BE ALLOWED TO CELEBRATE HOLY MASS IN OUR CHURCH _ PLEASE CHECK OUR WEBSITE OVER THE COMING WEEK TO UPDATE YOU ON THESE This Sunday is the Solemnity of Ss Peter and Paul (transferred from next Monday) and the Gospel is Matthew 16:13-19. You can read the Homily Pope Francis gave on this day last year here; the day new archbishops normally visit Rome to receive …
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Newsletter: 21st June 2020 – 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time

My Dear Friends, Brothers & Sisters in Christ ‘Do not be afraid’ (Mt 10:26). Where have we heard these words before? They are quite familiar to most of us because they have been quoted often by preachers and commentators since the death of Pope John Paul II in 2005. A recurrent theme from the beginning of his pontificate in 1978 was: Do not be afraid. This was also John Paul’s message to Catholics and to the entire world as he …
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Fr. Marcin’s Blog

Blog Topic: The Eucharist is ‘the School of True Love for Us’

My Dearest Brother and Sister in Christ, my Friend Last time, I tried to show You that the Holy Mass, The Eucharist is the revelation of the unfinished of God’s love towards us, and must be measured as a gift. Today, please let’s see that true love cannot be measured …
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Blog Topic: “Mystery of the Holy Trinity”

04/06/2020

Church promulgates new decrees for Causes of Saints

29/05/2020

World Communications Day 2020 – May 24th

22/05/2020

Modern Hymns

Hymn for Today: – Jesus Culture – Not Afraid (Live)

Jesus Culture has just released a new song “Not Afraid,” the song is lifted from their new album Living with a Fire. On this dynamic worship anthem, Kim Walker-Smith proclaims: “When I walk through the waters/I won’t be overcomeWhen I go through the rivers/I will not be drownedMy God will …
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Hymn for Today: Lyrics – One Way – iHeart Revolution – Hillsong UNITED

“The world has watered love down to slogans and t-shirts.. lollipop pop songs and popcorn munching excursions in visual indulgence… all of which are fine.. but we throw the word around.. we confuse it’s definition.. we diminish our understanding of God’s command.. love is the quintessential human emotion.. it is …
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Hymn for Today: Lyrics – Hillsong Live – Man Of Sorrows

Why Man of Sorrows? Lorraine Attwood We thought it would be helpful when introducing a new song to give you a bit of the ‘back story’, describing the selection process we’ve gone through and define how a song has made the grade so to speak. We hope that with this …
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Eucharistic Miracles

Eucharistic Miracle of Paris France 1290

We have started our simple exhibition of the Eucharistic Miracles which happened and were proved through the history of the Holy Church. (WE ARE ALL VERY WELCOME to visit The Chapel of the Sacred Heart in St Swithun’s church and to meditate what happened there. During Easter of 1290 a …
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