Thank you again Kevin for responding at such a busy time of the year for all of us.
I remember such tales being recounted at the kitchen table of family/friends in the past.. people in power used/ mis
Well spotted, Martin. The new translation attempts to condition the faithful to a grovelling, dribbling posture of self-conscious pseudo-piety. It would be hard to find anywhere a translation of a rel
Thank you, Brendan. Your honesty again!!! You depict - as ever, and in truth - the reality of the "flesh" that the Word became. Nollaig shona dhuit. Lee
Christmas Eve
I stood before plastic faces painted cream
With a touch of red and each head bowed to a dry straw floor
And each face frozen in time. I see wise kings,
Benevolent to children
Quote from current translation:-
"grant, we pray, that those who confess his Incarnation with humble fervour
may merit his company as their Redeemer."
How narcissistic is that? May as well add "... a
Phil Greene @ 8
Thank you Phil for your encouraging comment
“Being a celebrity (but always feeling humbled!) Where people either fawn over you or stay away must be quite an addiction”….. “W
I would also like to thank you for this site. Your words are beautiful and always give joy. May the Joy and Peace of Christ be with you all this Christmas and throughout the New Year.
I think we need to resist the fearsome dynamic of scapegoating and moral panic. The constantly cited cases of Frs Geoghan and Stanley are symptomatic of this: the former murdered in jail, the second c
Crimson
Bernard Law has died
A cardinal last seen in crimson
A good priest in his early days
Rose to power and the dizziness of position
Public esteem in a powerfully public church
Brought low by no
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‘The priesthood dehumanised’: Australian bishop urges end to clericalism
December 14 2017Thank you again Kevin for responding at such a busy time of the year for all of us. I remember such tales being recounted at the kitchen table of family/friends in the past.. people in power used/ mis
The New Missal – Another Episcopal Apology
December 22 2017Well spotted, Martin. The new translation attempts to condition the faithful to a grovelling, dribbling posture of self-conscious pseudo-piety. It would be hard to find anywhere a translation of a rel
Maybe we expect too much of Christmas
December 23 2017Thank you, Brendan. Your honesty again!!! You depict - as ever, and in truth - the reality of the "flesh" that the Word became. Nollaig shona dhuit. Lee
Happy Christmas
December 24 2018Christmas Eve I stood before plastic faces painted cream With a touch of red and each head bowed to a dry straw floor And each face frozen in time. I see wise kings, Benevolent to children
The New Missal – Another Episcopal Apology
December 22 2017Quote from current translation:- "grant, we pray, that those who confess his Incarnation with humble fervour may merit his company as their Redeemer." How narcissistic is that? May as well add "... a
‘The priesthood dehumanised’: Australian bishop urges end to clericalism
December 14 2017Phil Greene @ 8 Thank you Phil for your encouraging comment “Being a celebrity (but always feeling humbled!) Where people either fawn over you or stay away must be quite an addiction”….. “W
‘The priesthood dehumanised’: Australian bishop urges end to clericalism
December 14 2017Stanley = Shanley
24 December 2017. Fourth Sunday of Advent
December 24 2017I would also like to thank you for this site. Your words are beautiful and always give joy. May the Joy and Peace of Christ be with you all this Christmas and throughout the New Year.
‘The priesthood dehumanised’: Australian bishop urges end to clericalism
December 14 2017I think we need to resist the fearsome dynamic of scapegoating and moral panic. The constantly cited cases of Frs Geoghan and Stanley are symptomatic of this: the former murdered in jail, the second c
‘The priesthood dehumanised’: Australian bishop urges end to clericalism
December 14 2017Crimson Bernard Law has died A cardinal last seen in crimson A good priest in his early days Rose to power and the dizziness of position Public esteem in a powerfully public church Brought low by no
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