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Vatican 2 Pope Benedict
I am now reading ‘How the Catholic Church can Restore our Culture ‘ by Archbishop Ganswein.. Pope Benedict was a man of the second Vatican Council.. It is often said that Vatican...
Synodal process and Peter apostles
Jesus asks His Apostles ‘who do people say that I am ?’ The answer some say ‘you are Elijah or one of the prophets’ but Jesus says to Peter ‘who do you say that I am?’ Who do you...
St Therese Holy Face
St Therese lived a life of Hope. She saw beauty where other saw only ugliness.. In the book of Isiah we read ‘there was no beauty in Him’ this was a reference to Jesus in the...
Art of dying
I just finished reading a book ‘The Art of Dying’ A 13th c book on the art of dying. Scripture says call no man happy till his end death. Life is either a comedy or a tragedy...
Funeral of Pope Benedict
my thoughts … Over the last hundred years or so we have made saints or blessed most of the Popes of the last 100 years or so…. One priest said that St John Paul 11 spoke so well...
Holy Family
Feast of Holy Family In the Sacramentary it is called ‘Feast of Jesus Mary and Joseph’ I would argue just for this feast it ought to be called ‘Feast of Jesus Joseph and Mary’...
Feast of St Stephen
When I was assigned to St Patrick’s I lead a trip to the Holy Land.. we had an afternoon free.. and the tour guide pointed to the Church where St Stephen was Stoned to death.....
Hospital Charity
Hospital and charity…The Inn in the Gospel is an image of a hospital.. Pope Francis the Church is a field Hospital.. It was the Catholic Church that first gave us Hospitals....