On a liturgical note -
Canon Philip Gillespie
With the hour springing forward at the end of March, the days of April seem to be longer and brighter and therefore more hopeful.

Deanery Diary
DSC Liverpool Central: Parishes for Peace.
By Pat Daly, Chair of Liverpool Central Deanery Synodal Council.
Standing with Ukraine for Justice and Peace
On 24 February, Liverpool commemorated the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Sunday thoughts
Mgr John Devine OBE
Street protests in the world’s cities are an everyday occurrence. As I write, there are such protests in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia.

The Jottings of a Lourdes Pilgrim
I do believe in the old saying that as you get older, time speeds up. It certainly has done this year. Here we are halfway through Lent and looking forward to the Easter season.
Pastoral Ponderings
Recently, a group of men discerning a vocation to the priesthood visited Allen Hall to gain an insight into the life of a seminarian.

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From the Archbishop’s Desk
The world situation seems desperate. The wars in Ukraine, the Middle East as well as in parts of Africa are far from being resolved, combatants are being killed daily, and others are dying in the thousands from famine and the other effects of war.
Monthly prayer intentions
April - For the use of the new technologies.
Cathedral Record
We journey through the final days of Lent and on to Holy Week and the celebration of Easter throughout the course of the month ahead.
Father Chris Thomas
I once went on retreat to Hyning Hall. I just wanted to be silent and to experience God’s love. At dinner time I went to the community dining room. I took some food and began to look around me.
Animate Youth Ministries
Opportunity knocks for music ministry - Lauren Lynch from Animate Youth Ministries explains a new music ministry programme for young people.
New music initiatives for children this spring
One of the special features of Holy Week here at the Metropolitan Cathedral is the singing of the passion narrative on Palm Sunday and Good Friday.
Profile
Frank Cottrell Boyce
A conversation with Frank Cottrell Boyce, children’s author and screenwriter, leads to many interesting places – among them Blackfriars, the base of the Dominicans in Oxford.