Tag: Fr John’s Weekly
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God Bless Us
Dear Fr Daley, I am tired of your preaching against the clear word of the Bible. Last week was another example. The story of Sodom and Gomorrah teaches how God hates same-sex relations but you asked us to think the Bible was wrong and suggested modern sexual fashions are acceptable. The Bible is the word…
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Life’s Decisions
The lady was a brilliant lecturer. She was convinced of the beauty and truth of natural family planning as it might reflect in the fulfilling love of married couples. She was invited to speak to the priests of the diocese. They all came. She looked around the large group, took us all in, and said:…
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Nationalism and Patriotism
I admire patriotism, the love of one’s country, of one’s people but I dislike nationalism, the placing of one’s own country as superior to others. Nationalism sees rivals, foreigners, immigrants, outsiders; patriotism shares love of country with all who share similar values. “My country first” shouts Nationalism. “All peoples together” sings Patriotism, recognising others’ love…
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A Daily Brexit Prayer
A research chemist had built up a huge backlog of studies. He handed the papers to his secretary with a sincere apology for the amount of work he was giving her. “That’s all right” she said, pleasantly. “How will you manage it all?” he asked. She smiled sweetly “One at a time.”
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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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You Don’t Know Much About Real Life
“Well,” he said, “you are a priest, you live in a nice house, you teach at a good school and you don’t have anything to worry about. But lots of us live in rough areas, we have fights because that’s the life we know, we find it hard to do our homework in cramped small…
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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…