Advent Wave of Hope

Phil McCarthy • December 22, 2025

I was delighted to be invited to record this brief Advent reflection for the Catholic Bishops' Conference (England and Wales) Wave of Hope series.


My focus was the 2025 Jubilee Pilgrimage of Hope.

WAVE OF HOPE SERIES
By Anna FitzPatrick December 19, 2025
The Laudato Si Circle based at Blackfriars in Oxford undertook a pilgrimage for the planet!
By Phil McCarthy December 16, 2025
A pilgrim way in Oxfordshire following St John Henry Newman’s spiritual path.
By John Paul de Quay December 15, 2025
A new resource for those interested in the impact of pilgrimage on the environment.
By Rowan Morton-Gledhill December 15, 2025
This year, the Annual Diocesan St Wilfrid’s Way Pilgrimage was walked for the 10th time!
By Anne E Bailey December 5, 2025
A new video of the Jubilee Pilgrimage of Hope from Anne E Bailey
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By Alex Knox December 3, 2025
Over the last 12 months, Alex Knox walked Britain’s newest pilgrimage with its youngest pilgrim. This is their story.
By Torin Brown December 3, 2025
Torin Brown, Pilgrim Officer at Canterbury Cathedral, asks why pilgrimage still 'packs a spiritual punch' in a secular age.
By Christian Jenkins December 2, 2025
Christian Jenkins describes a the first Our Lady of Christendom pilgrimage in the UK from Tewkesbury Abbey to Evesham!
By Phil McCarthy December 1, 2025
A podcast about pilgrimage has been launched, hosted and created by Torin Brown, the pilgrim officer at Canterbury Cathedral!
By Nick Dunne December 1, 2025
The Confraternity of Pilgrims to Rome are delighted to announce the formal recognition of the Francigena Britannica from London to Canterbury, and their annual conference on 14th March 2026!