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I Kiss the Wounds (a prayer for Good Friday) I kiss the Wounds of Your Sacred Head, with sorrow deep and true, may every thought of my mind today be an act of perfect love for You. I kiss the Continue reading I KISS THE WOUNDS
Last weekend on Radio 4’s Sunday morning programme there was a report on a spiritual retreat held at the Pope’s residence in the Vatican. The retreat was suggested by Archbishop Justin Welby, head of the Anglican Communion, and was attended Continue reading ON OUR KNEES: Mass of the Lord’s Supper
“Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, silence the pianos” The words of Funeral Blues by W H Auden remind me of when my grandfather died. Everything stopped – literally. Curtains were closed, the clock was stopped, the radio Continue reading HOLY WEEK: Stop All The Clocks, Cover The Statues
The following is the homily delivered by Michael O’Sullivan at the funeral Mass of Fr. Connie: “Good day to you all, dear brothers and sisters in the faith. I welcome you his family, friends and former parishioners here today as Continue reading Homily for the Funeral of Fr. Connie Ramirez SAC – Fr. Michael O’Sullivan SAC
He who sent me is with me and has not left me to myself, for I always do what pleases Him. (John 8) The funeral arrangements for Father Connie have been finalized.Thursday 11th April, Rosary at Broadway Funeral Home, Lubbock, Continue reading Fr. Cornelius (Connie) Ramirez SAC R.I.P.
I am the woman discovered undercover, caught in the act, exhumed from hiding beneath skin and flesh; the secret desirings of heart and mind. I am the boy who took refuge there, a place of escape and safe solace. My Continue reading Pardon In The Sand (A Meditation on John 8)
The sheen of God’s beauty shimmers beneath the surface of everything. Seamus heaney https://photos.app.goo.gl/Jzmbf5bCjcUTUPLW6 A beautiful evening on the last day of March, Pallottine Delegates gathered for the Provincial Assembly which takes place every three years to reflect on our Continue reading XVI PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY
St. Vincent Pallotti speaks about being “immersed in an immense sea of Divine Mercy.” One of the words the Bible uses to define Mercy is rechem which is a Mother’s womb, indicating that God’s instinct is like that of a Continue reading Motherhood and God
The first day of springtime breaks with heavy clouds as I set out along the A27 for a meeting of priests. I used to dislike this road intensely but I’ve become accustomed to it now and take it as it Continue reading Half The Victory
“But at the centre of his own faith there always stood the convincing mystery – that we were made in God’s image. God was the parent, but he was also the policeman, the criminal, the priest, the maniac, and the Continue reading TWO MEN IN A SHELTER