Click here to read Fr William Massie’s article (carried in the April 2010 edition of the Middlesbrough Catholic Voice) on ‘Why we could see a growth of vocations’.
Fr William Massie is the Director of Vocations for the Diocese of Middlesbrough in the United Kingdom.

A Vocations Walk is being planned for Sunday the 18th July, starting at 12 noon from Madonna House and ending at St Hilda’s Whitby. More details to follow.

r David Pick from Bridlington, a former Anglican priest, was ordained by Bishop Terence in the Cathedral on 21st November – the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. David is the first priest Bishop Terence has ordained for our Diocese.

The Bishop was joined by more than 20 priests including Fr Colin Battell, Prior of [...]

Congratulations to Bernard Morgan and Peter Warren, given Candidacy and Ministries at Mass by Bishop Terry on 6th December at St Mary Queen of Martyrs, Hull.

[ Saturday November 21, 2009; 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. ] In this Year for Priest 2009, we are delighted to have an ordination to the Priesthood at St Mary’s Cathedral on Saturday 21st November at 12 midday. David Pick was an Anglican Priest in the diocese of York for over 23 years, he was an Assistant Priest at Howden in the village of Sledmore and [...]

The Ushaw Podcast is an exciting new project from the students of Ushaw College Seminary, for those discerning ordained ministry in the Roman Catholic Church. The podcast will be a professional 30-minute broadcast every month. This will include interviews, vocation stories, music, news and much more. It will be available on www.ushaw.ac.uk and iTunes.
Ushaw College [...]

Friday 19th June saw the start of the Year of the Priesthood. To celebrate this, St Pauls has published the book ‘Priesthood: A Life Open to Christ’. Compiled by Canon Daniel Cronin, this book contains 78 contributions from nuncios, archbishops, bishops and priests from around the world, with each giving their own unique reflection on [...]

Congratulations to David Pick who was installed Lector, Acolyte and Candidate for Priesthood by Bishop Terry at Ss Mary and Joseph, Pocklington on June 6th.

David will be ordained to the Diaconate on August 1st at St Mary’s Cathedral.

Brother Benedict, a monk of Caldey Island, made his Solemn Profession of Final Monastic vows on 1st May, Feast of St Joseph the Worker. Br Benedict was born James Phillips at South Bank, Middlesbrough, on 27th September 1960. He was received into the Catholic Church by Fr Jimmy Gannon at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, [...]

Follow Me: Extract from the Address by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger,at the funeral Mass for John Paul II on April 8th 2005
“Follow me! As a young student Karol Wojtyla was thrilled by literature, the theatre, and poetry. Working in a chemical plant, surrounded and threatened by the Nazi terror, he heard the voice of the Lord: [...]