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Life and Death
On Monday 4th April my sister phoned at 7.15 am to tell me my nephew had died, suddenly but peacefully. David had been a wonderfully inspiring nephew. He was everything a boy could want to be – loving family, good studies, good at sport (played football for Cardiff schools, was Glamorgan junior tennis champion) – but at the age of sixteen he…
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Asylum Seeking Migrants & ISIS Motivation
What items of news stood out for you this week? The first one for me was that on Monday and Tuesday more than 4,000 refugees/asylum seekers and economic migrants landed in Italy from Libya. Four thousand in two days! That made over 24,000 since the beginning of the year, and the weather is now improving.…
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The Name of God is Mercy
Pope Francis has recently published a book “The name of God is Mercy”. He quotes John XXIII’s words at the opening of the Vatican Council in 1962 “Now the Bride of Christ wishes to use the medicine of mercy rather than taking up arms of severity and wants to show herself a loving mother to…
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One Day A Week Priests!
My friend is seventy and knows he is slowing down. He has asked his bishop’s permission for two days off each week instead of one. Should he tell his people or just carry on as well as he can and hope the people won’t notice? The cynics will sneer, a priest works only one day…
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Asylum Seekers
Mother’s Day is a time to think about Mothers and to give thanks for the care and love they give us. It is also a time for families to come together and to celebrate the support they offer each other. Imagine being torn away from your family, through war or conflict. Imagine having to flee to a…
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