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- Original Sin and the Immaculate Conception (2) On 8th December we celebrate the feast of the Immaculate… ...
- Praying (3) A daughter was telling me of her wonderful father who… ...
- Heaven, Hell And Purgatory Feast of All Saints is 1st November, of the Holy… ...
- Priesthood Past And Present A bad priest is far worse than no priest. Studying… ...
- Forty Days February 2nd is the Feast of The Presentation of the… ...
- Time People don’t like going out in the evenings. We must… ...
- Dark & Light A little while ago I wrote of the love in… ...
- Our Peoples Cry A railroad track ran behind our small church and each… ...
- Praying – Blessed Sacrament (5) I told them about children who had no home,… ...
- Praying – Daily Beautifully simple. “Today, Father, I shall take your love to… ...
- Christ’s Sufferings – Church Sex Abuse (1) Christ suffers with his church in every age. The crucifixion… ...
- Roman Persecutions of Christians Nero’s persecution was a consequence of his madness (absolute power… ...
- Death Penalty What a shock on Thursday to learn from the BBC… ...
- Your Conscience At the last count, I know one missile per day… ...
- The Immigrant Apostles’ Creed I believe in Almighty God, who guided the people in… ...
- Abortion A baby in the womb is a child of God… ...
- God’s Chosen Noah was a drunk, Abraham too old, Isaac was a… ...
- What Every Woman Wants in a Husband I chuckled as I read the title of the book… ...
- Dreams I asked my mother if she would enjoy seeing a… ...
- Self-assessment! Don’t bother, say the smart ones. Curl up in your… ...
- Christian Unity “How could you move from the Magi’s gifts to Women… ...
- Modern Day Slavery Does someone living on your street or serving you in… ...
- Children In The Womb But they never talked to us about her, nor about… ...
- The Holy Spirit Thirty-three days later he died suddenly. The same cardinals met… ...
- My 50th Ordination Anniversary Today I celebrate 50 years of priesthood. Thank you for… ...
- Praying – Vocations A month before my final exams in Rome a letter… ...
- We Are All Invited Seeking to blame is futile. People choose to believe in… ...
- Vocations To The Priesthood Would you like to see married priests? No. Would you… ...
- Eight and a Half Million Deaths! Since 1967 we have legally killed more than eight and… ...
- Imagine There is terrible pain in the background of the letter… ...
- Interpreting Bible Teachings We are descended from man and woman, as we see… ...
- The Holy Mass The priest proclaimed the offering of the bread and wine… ...
- Song Greater Than The Singers And so the song of Jesus gradually spread out from… ...
- Giving Pope Francis A Hug “He said that it was lovely and that he’d love… ...
- East African Creed We believe that all our sins are forgiven through him.… ...
- Original Sin and the Immaculate Conception (1) Mary, in her immaculate conception, is said by the Church… ...
- Pax Christi Icon I will explain the Pax Christi icon on the sanctuary… ...
- Hell and Heaven Every now and then appear letters in the Catholic press… ...
- The Gift of Life On the cover of this month’s Crusader Magazine is a… ...
- Praying (2) Today’s readings at mass have “Prayer” as their main theme.… ...
- Praying (1) It has been a week for sitting down, moving on,… ...
- Looking Inside Whatever we hope and plan for includes human nature -… ...
- Grumblers and Criticisers I used to notice that grownups’ conversations were full of… ...
- Joy of Love Conscience is paramount in moral decisions. The Church is called… ...
- Easter Faith “Is there is a moment in life where you would… ...
- First Holy Week MONDAY Judas agreed with the Jewish authorities to betray Jesus,… ...
- World War II And The Catholic Church They had all been Catholics (don’t say “once a Catholic,… ...
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