St John Fisher: A Good Shepherd
I often think about and pray for the many parishioners who are key workers in the NHS, and Care Homeslocally and further afield. I was really moved by the creativity […]
Category: Father Reflects
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Mary the first Disciple
During the month of May, Saint John Henry Newman inspires us to follow Our Blessed Lady’s example. Preaching at Oxford University, he reveals that Mary continued to reflect upon the […]
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Reflect that God is there among the pots and pans
My priest friends tell me that, while not planning to audition for Master Chef yet, the quality of the meals they are preparing in lockdown has gone up massively! As […]
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God’s Own Possession
We only use permanent markers when we risk losing something -by having its importance to us fade away. The Bible tells us we are God’s own precious possession and that […]
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Fashioning Faith’s Forest
I remember my primary school teacher Miss Luke making the verses of Henry Longfellow’s Hiawatha dance in my mind. Some years ago, I was fortunate enough to visit the national […]
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Our own Emmaus Walks
All around us, the cherry blossoms have suddenly sprung into life and the sunshine bathes us with its light. In the midst of the struggles, worries and sufferings of the […]
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Running with St Peter
Pope Francis described Peter running to the empty tomb as “the beginning of the resurrection of his heart”. This commentary reminded me of an expression in a book I’d read […]
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Living with Compassion
My mother chose for my Aunty Hilda a memorial card which shows Jesus praying in the garden of Gethsemane. Whenever I imagine myself in this scene, I am reminded of […]
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The Pillar of Cloud
Lead kindly light, amidst encircling gloom, Lead thou me on. The night is dark, and I am far from home, Lead thou me on. Keep though my feet, I do […]
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Using Jesus’ Binoculars
Whatever circumstances we find ourselves in can be interpreted in various ways. Understanding them depends in part on who’s ‘shoes’ we put on to ‘walk’ around, in our minds, any […]