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A message from Fr John

Posted: 13 July 2020

Good morning I came across this little piece on one of the Catholic websites which I think offers us a a different perspective for these days.

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A message from Fr John

Posted: 12 July 2020

Good morning - let’s hope it stays a little warmer today I was sent the following two quotes. The first one is new but the second is from St Oscar Romero and more familiar.

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A message from Fr John

Posted: 11 July 2020

We celebrate the feast of one of our greatest saints today - St Benedict (480 - 547 AD), the founder of the monastic tradition as we know it in the West.

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A message from Fr John

Posted: 10 July 2020

Good morning - brightening up - and maybe a little more warmth What did you think of Miroslav Holub’s poem yesterday?

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A message from Fr John

Posted: 09 July 2020

For a change this morning, I thought I might share a little poem of hope from Miroslav Holub, a Czech immunologist, who used is science background as a means of interpreting humankind’s relationship with God and the world.

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A message from Fr John

Posted: 08 July 2020

I must confess I don’t understand large parts of the Book of Revelation and I’m very wary of those who claim to be able to interpret it as ‘signs of the times’.

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A message from Fr John

Posted: 07 July 2020

Good morning - a cooler morning for sure Some sad news - Audrey Judge, former teacher at St George’s School died yesterday; may the angels lead her to paradise.

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A message from Fr John

Posted: 06 July 2020

Good morning - unseasonable weather again! What now for climate change? I hope you’re managing to stay well and safe.

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A message from Fr John

Posted: 05 July 2020

Thinking of the Jesus Prayer, Archbishop Anthony Bloom says, "It is a very companionable prayer, a friendly one, always at hand and very individual in spite of its monotonous repetitions.

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A message from Fr John

Posted: 04 July 2020

Good morning - one of the surprises this morning was a queue of men (of later years) outside a barber's shop at 7.30am! And just up the road - a ladies’ hairdressers already open.

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A message from Fr John

Posted: 02 July 2020

Following on from yesterday’s thinking about our God-given breath, an old friend who now teaches mindfulness prepared the following few lines. I hope they help.

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A message from Fr John

Posted: 01 July 2020

Having more time to browse these days, I don’t know if you saw the report of the debate from one of the state legislatures in USA about the need to wear face masks.

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