Sacred Mountain - Jason Webster latest book

Jason Webster is an author who has written a number excellent books on Spain, which include Duende, Guerra and Andalus. His new book Sacred Mountain is now available. All of his previous books are really great so I am expecting his latest one to be just as good. According to the reviews I won't be disappointed, see the links below.

http://www.jasonwebster.net/SacredSierra/Sacred_Sierra.html

http://www.jasonwebster.net/JasonWebster/blog/blog.html

http://www.youtube.com/watchv=36MlZZwxkNA&feature=related

Northern Cross - The Priests Article July 2009

This article appeared in the July edition of the Hexham and Newcastle RC Diocese newspaper the Northern Cross. Cruz Tours Ltd. would like to thank the Northern Cross team for their continued support and especially John Bailey who wrote the piece.

As a special thank you Cruz Tours will give 5% discounts on our tours to anyone who subscribes to the Northern Cross newspaper.

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Hartlepool

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John Bailey's article is below: Tony Higgins (July 2009)

FIFTY Hexham & Newcastle concertgoers were part of a first-night audience in Glasgow during the month to help launch world-famous The Priests on their concert tour career.

The 36-hour overnight stay on the banks of the River Clyde – organised by Northern Cross supporter Tony Higgins of Cruz Tours Ltd, using Style Travel Coaches from Horden – was a happy adventure involving parishioners from Norton, Hartlepool, Sunderland, Jarrow, South Shields, Newcastle and Northumberland.

Golden-plus couple Dorothy and Ron Murphy from St Joseph’s parish, Norton, chose the trip to mark their 57^th wedding anniversary.

The 48-strong North East party was joined by two friends from Livingston, near Edinburgh, at a Clyde-side hotel for a pre-concert evening meal before walking to the packed 3,000-seat auditorium.

There Fr David Delargy and brothers Fr Eugene and Fr Martin O’Hagan made the North East party’s 380-mile round trip worthwhile.

The power and quality of the three Priests’ voices enchanted the big June 15 audience with a pleasing mix of sacred songs, folk numbers and out-and-out parlour fun.

But it was their natural charm overcoming blips in adjusting to super-high technology and ‘pop’ concert style treatment that won the biggest favour – great preparation for their five-concert week which took them to Manchester, London, Belfast and Dublin.

The smiling trio stayed back for an hour to autograph programmes after the show – willingly responding to a Northern Cross request to pen special messages for fellow countryman Bishop Seamus Cunningham of Hexham & Newcastle. They wished his ministry every success and asked for his prayers.

“It was among the most successful things we’ve done,” said Tony, who organised the whole outing from his Cruz Tours business base in Caravaca, Spain.

There was one thing beyond his control – when the hotel’s water supply failed the following morning. So, it could be said we hummed all the way home!

John Bailey