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December 24, 2018

Christmas Day – When God says ‘Same!’

The Nativity shows how close God wants be to us, say the Ignite Team in their Christmas blog post. I don’t know how many of you […]
December 23, 2018

Advent Week 4 – Do we leap?

In the last of the Ignite Team’s Advent blog posts, team member Mary Desbruslais asks whether we ‘leap’ like John the Baptist when we find God […]
December 17, 2018

How to… Examine your Conscience

We all need God’s forgiveness but it’s good to know exactly where and how we’ve sinned. The Ignite guide to examining your conscience should help you […]
December 16, 2018

Advent Week 3 – Rejoice!

This week’s Advent blog post focuses on Gaudete Sunday, when we reflect on being joyful like Mary at the Annunciation. Rejoice for He is coming! The […]
December 14, 2018

Life Advice from St. John of the Cross

Saint John of the Cross, who we celebrate on 14th December, said many beautiful things about having a close relationship with Jesus. He also gave some […]
December 12, 2018

Glow Day youth retreat at St John’s Cathedral in Norwich

The Ignite Team and members of the Ignite Lite Team ran a day-long Glow Day retreat at St John the Baptist Cathedral in Norwich on November […]
December 11, 2018

How to…Pray with the Bible

Lectio Divina is a centuries-old tradition of praying with passages from the Bible. Here’s one way you can give it a go: Scripture is from God, […]
December 10, 2018

Blessed Martyrs of East Anglia

On 10th December we celebrate the Blessed Martyrs of East Anglia. But who were these local men who died for their faith? Blessed Brian Lacey was born […]
December 9, 2018

Advent Week 2 – Disciple before it was cool

This week’s Ignite Team Advent blog post thinks about what we can learn from John the Baptist and the way he pointed the way for the […]
December 8, 2018

How to… Pray the Rosary

How to Pray the Rosary: 1) Perhaps go somewhere quiet where you don’t think you’ll be interrupted, sometimes it’s nice to light a candle! Or, if […]
December 6, 2018

East Anglia Synod focuses on youth hot topics

Over 60 people from across the Diocese of East Anglia came together on November 4 at a Synod to talk about current hot topics in the […]
December 2, 2018

Advent Week 1 – Happy New Year!

In the first of the Ignite Team’s weekly Advent blog posts, Team Leader Catherine Williams reflects on how Jesus can come to us every day Happy […]
September 20, 2018

East Anglia youth mission team Ignite is growing

An expanded Youth Mission Team for East Anglia – Ignite – is set to enter its third year in operation travelling around the Diocese of East […]
September 19, 2018

It was a joy to be part of the Eucharistic Congress

Around 50 people from the Diocese of East Anglia joined 10,000 others at the recent Adoremus National Eucharistic Pilgrimage and Congress in Liverpool. New Ignite team […]
August 6, 2018

Young Anglian pilgrims go in search of northern saints

A pilgrimage in pursuit of the northern saints of Britain was the aim of a group of young people from the Diocese of East Anglia over […]