Category: Fr John’s Weekly
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An Angel Called
In those days an angel appeared to the British government as it sat round the squaring-up table in the cabinet office. “Hwyl” said the angel, which surprised the cabinet. They did not know angels speak in Welsh because they live in God-zone country.
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Holy Week 2019
The beauty of Holy Week has once more enveloped me. I hope it has you. The suffering of the Passion story on Palm Sunday, the sadness of the Last Supper on Maundy Thursday, the strange beauty of Good Friday, and the joy of new life at the Easter Vigil and on Sunday.
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God’s Love For Us
They are suffering because they deserve to. They missed mass on Sunday and committed a mortal sin so they deserve hell. I was taught like that at school and I know how deeply those teachers must now regret having taught the Catholic Faith in that way. Poor, pathetic, loathsome teaching – teachers, priests, grandparents,
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Lapsed Catholics
In last week’s Sunday Times, Josh Glancy wrote about being a lapsed Catholic. He spoke about Cardinal Newman’s being canonized and the miracles attributed to him. A friend of his asked who could believe in miracles. Josh used to believe, he said, he genuinely believed he had a second father in heaven who would intercede…
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Loneliness & Poetry
On Wednesday we have a Requiem mass for Sue Davidson. Sue has no family. She called the parish her family. When she was able her carers brought her to Saturday evening mass in her wheelchair, but for some years she has not been able to come and has received Holy Communion regularly at home and…
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Democracy UK
We knew what would happen on Tuesday last. Sir Graham Brady’s amendment was certain to pass (uniting the Conservative Party), which meant the other amendments would be defeated, except for the safe non-binding one re our not leaving the EU without a deal. Conservative Party safe. What happens now? Negotiations, in Brussels, and here in…