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Salvation from what? 25 Aug 2013 | 09:40 am
Confusing isn’t it, when Jesus almost in one breath tells us that many will come into the kingdom – into heaven- from the four corners of the world, when he has just said that the gate is narrow and f...
To see one’s way in the chaos 23 Aug 2013 | 11:03 am
Frances writes on this Sunday’s readings :- Watching the news this last few weeks inevitably brings before our eyes the terrible violence and sufferings of the people of Syria and Egypt. Even as we st...
The courage of women 18 Aug 2013 | 10:10 am
I have been fairly close to the birth of some babies recently, and it reminded me how brave women are. Indeed, I heard a woman on the radio the other day suggesting that men should be banned from bein...
The Christian and the World 16 Aug 2013 | 09:21 am
Frances writes on this Sunday’s readings :- Christians are those who are called to stand outside the norms and conventions of society, taking a stand and being prepared to rock the boat when necessary...
Comedy and Christ 11 Aug 2013 | 10:58 am
I want to talk about Comedy and Nonsense because, although this may surprise you, Jesus had a great sense of humour. If I sang to you the great nonsense song by Edward Lear called “The Owl and the Pus...
Belonging to the Christian community 9 Aug 2013 | 10:45 am
Frances writes on the readings for this coming Sunday :- This section of Luke’s gospel (Luke 12:32-48) is all part of his exploration of the Christian life. As it was most likely written for converts ...
Adjusting our thinking 4 Aug 2013 | 09:35 am
Talking of positive thinking and mindfulness within the context of prayer, as I did last week, I promised to go on to deal with how we all might learn to listen more to God. We all know how easily “th...
Living life to the full. 2 Aug 2013 | 11:34 am
Frances writes :- What a miserable and negative person the writer of Ecclesiastes seems to have been. (Eccles 1:2; 2:21-23). Why is it that the Catholic Church chooses him to be read at Mass, and on ...
Mindfulness & Positive thinking 28 Jul 2013 | 10:36 am
They say that people who go to church regularly tend to live longer! There are lots of theories on why that is, that nobody can prove either way because what happens to us at Mass quietly, gently, wit...
On perseverance 26 Jul 2013 | 09:25 am
Frances writes on next Sunday’s readings :- Just what are we to make of this account of Abraham arguing with God for or against the destruction of Sodom? (Genesis 18:20-32). Are we really meant to see...
