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23rd Week in Ordinary Time: Monday
They were watching Jesus to see if he would cure a man on the sabbath
saint joseph’s catholic church
If you’re a first time visitor, welcome to our website. If you’re a regular, welcome back. For a general overview of the site, or for help to find what you’re looking for more quickly, use the ‘tabs’ below. If what you see inspires you to contribute some of your own work to the site, you’ll be very welcome.
The Pope’s World Youth Day Message
You read/download the Pope’s Message (PDF Format) and/or find out more about his visit to Australia on the Vatican Website. Other speeches can be found on the same page.
Year of Saint Paul: Grace
If you missed our evening on Saint Paul’s teaching on grace (or you just don’t live in the parish) all is not lost. A version of one of the evening’s reflections can be found on the Magazine Page.
Human Fertilisation and Embryology (HFE) Bill
The table that follows shows how the Cardiff MPs voted in the recent bill. A ‘Yes’ in any of the boxes would have represented a vote respecting the sanctity of human life. As you can see, there were in fact no ‘Yes’ votes. ALL of the Cardiff MPs let us down in these votes. Alun Michael MP seems either to have abstained or not been present for any of the votes (it’s not currently clear which). If you live outside Cardiff, you can find out how your MP voted on the Passion For Life Website
| Proposal | Julie Morgan (Cardiff N) Labour | Alun Michael (Cardiff S & Pen) Labour | Kevin Brennan (Cardiff W) Labour | Jenny Willot (Cardiff C) LibDem |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ban saviour siblings | No | X | No | No |
| Keep the need for a father (e.g. in IVF use) | No | X | No | No |
| Ban animal/human hybrid embryos | No | X | X | No |
| Ban 50/50 animal/human hybrid embryos | No | X | No | No |
| Reduce upper abortion limit to 12 weeks | No | X | No | No |
| Reduce upper abortion limit to 16 weeks | No | X | No | No |
| Reduce upper abortion limit to 20 weeks | No | X | No | No |
| Reduce upper abortion limit to 22 weeks | No | X | No | No |
- world links - links to church related sites around the world.
- local links - websites of other parishes around cardiff.
- caprice - will serve you up a random list of interesting links.
- saint joseph’s - links to other parishes called saint joseph’s.
- resources - various useful resources available on the internet.
- organisations - links to charitable/non-profit organisations.
- art - christian art by the masters, plus a short reflection.
- books - book recommendations covering serveral categories.
- poetry - original poetry, mostly by people in the parish.
- photos - original photography, mostly in and around cardiff.
- stories - original prose/fiction by people in the parish.
- q & a - why fast? what does ‘magnum pietatis opus’ mean? etc.
- gospel of the day - today’s gospel (as read at today’s mass).
- tomorrow - tomorrow’s gospel.
- yesterday - yesterday’s gospel.
- sunday - next sunday’s gospel.
- joseph - saint joseph in the gospels.
- parish council - the Parish Advisory Council and others.
- social care - the One World Group and others.
- catechesis - groups that provide teaching.
- liturgy - groups that plan or support the liturgy.
- magazine - the magazine page, which changes each week.
- work - information about parish projects.
- views - short essays on some interesting topics.
- fr. chris - regular updates from our parish priest.
- sisters - news from the sisters of st joseph of annecy.
- diary - events coming up in the parish and the diocese.