London: Deanery Mass unites head teachers

Head teachers with Archbishop Stack

Source: Archbishops House

On 20th September, the emeritus Archbishop of Cardiff, the Most Reverend George Stack, came all the way from Wales to lead a Deanery Mass at St Aloysius' College in Islington for the beginning of the new academic year. As an Aloysius Alumnus, Archbishop George could strongly relate to the ethos of the school and expanded on it in a thought-provoking sermon.

He made the case for having the courage to go deeper and search for guidance within, in a world that focuses more on the surface and the distractions of ever louder and fast-moving environments. The Bishop mentioned the Swiss psychoanalyst CG Jung, whose work centred around the profound wisdom we all carry inside us, even if it's often buried under layers of worries and anxieties.

The Mass was enjoyed by staff from all Islington Catholic schools, united around the Archbishop in the picture above. Paula Whyte, headteacher of the host school, extended warm wishes to her colleagues for a blessed and fruitful new academic year.