Tag Archives: Life and death

Spiritual Conference for the Triduum

Posted on Wednesday, 8 April, 2020 by

Man that is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

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A New World?

Posted on Tuesday, 7 April, 2020 by

The quarantine laws in most countries affect us all in different ways. Some become bored and depressed, which is expected when they live in small apartments and have no cultural life. In my house, there is a chapel, hundreds of … Continue reading →

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Impressions of a quick shopping trip

Posted on Saturday, 21 March, 2020 by

After nearly a week of being at home, we needed a few supplies from a local farm shop where they breed pigs and sell their meat. I had seen scenes of cities in France and Italy without a soul in … Continue reading →

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Mass sine populo

Posted on Thursday, 19 March, 2020 by

There is quite a lot of discussion going on in various Facebook groups about what priests can do when the civil authority has forbidden all gatherings of people because of the present epidemic of coronavirus. Several years ago, I wrote … Continue reading →

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Why are the Churches closed?!!!!!

Posted on Tuesday, 17 March, 2020 by

Fr Jonathan Munn has written a touching reflection on his blog Pestilence and Penitence. As with our social life, people are indignant about being told to shut themselves in. There are still people in the streets in some places gathering, … Continue reading →

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Teach us Delight in Simple Things

Posted on Monday, 16 March, 2020 by

We in France have just had a stricter order to stay at home for fifteen days, which is something we are doing anyway apart from essential errands like buying something from the chemist’s shop. If we are wise, we have … Continue reading →

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In Time of Epidemic

Posted on Saturday, 14 March, 2020 by

The announcement is made and France goes into Stage 3 of the anti-epidemic plan as of this night. Only food shops, pharmacies, banks, tobacconists and petrol stations can stay open. All other public places are shut. We are asked to … Continue reading →

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Abortion and Hypocrisy

Posted on Tuesday, 29 May, 2018 by

A friend wrote to me this morning asking for my opinion about the new law in Ireland allowing abortion. This is a difficult one to approach, being a priest in a conservative Church. Objectively, abortion involves the destruction of human … Continue reading →

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Rapture?

Posted on Friday, 13 April, 2018 by

The junk-religion merchants, especially on YouTube, are at it again. This time, they are proclaiming the end of the world and the “rapture” for 18th April, only five days from now. The Americans are rattling the sabre against the Syrians … Continue reading →

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Holy Week

Posted on Tuesday, 27 March, 2018 by

We arrive at Tuesday of Holy Week. It seemed odd to celebrate the Annunciation yesterday as the Use of Sarum allows. I have already posted on this subject, and wondered whether I should defer the Annunciation to after the Octave … Continue reading →

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