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Standing on My Head
“A scene is often most clearly seen when it is seen upside down.” G.K.Chesterton
Confession and Counselling
The other day on social media a Catholic grumbled about his experience at confession. The priest launched into a long lecture which was a mixture of personal advice, psychobabble and pop theology. The penitent [...]
James’ Mother and American Messiahs
In today's gospel the mother of St James and St John cheekily asks Jesus for a couple of prime seats in his cabinet for her boys. He corrects her asking if they can share [...]
Horizontal or Vertical Religion?
I'm blogging from Boystown near Guadalajara Mexico --which is one of the charity boarding schools for poor kids founded by the American priest Ven. Al Schwartz. The school educates 2000 teen aged boys from [...]
Going for Baroque in Mexico City
Today we had a tour of Mexico City--I'm afraid I pre-judged it by the junky jumble around the airport. The downtown area is much like a modern Italian or French city...a cathedral, a cathedral [...]
God Connects the Dots
God connects the dots and we should always listen carefully to opportunities that arise or invitations that are offered. So last Autumn I was invited to take part in a Writer's and Artist's Retreat [...]
Addressing the Root Causes of Poverty
In a post on X-Twitter one of our Cardinals asked for prayers as all the bishops meet together to discuss the causes of poverty. That they need to discuss this and don't already have [...]
