Hymn of the Universe
- Written by Teilhard de Chardin
"Above all, trust in the slow work of God.
We are quite naturally impatient in everything
to reach the end without delay,
We should like to skip the intermediate stages.
We are impatient of being on the way
to something unknown,
something new.
Happy Birthday Pierre !
- Written by Chris McDonnell
May 1st was the birthday in 1889 of Pierre Teilhard deChardin, that is 124 years ago today.
His life sparkles with scholarship and faith. Ordained in 1930 as a priest in the Society of Jesus, his life experience spanned the scientific world and his Christian belief. In 1950 he was named to the French Academy of Sciences for his ground-breaking work in palaeontology whilst at the same time his writings incurred the displeasure of Rome. He was for many years, up to his death in 1955, forbidden to publish his writings or lecture in Catholic Institutes. He was effectively silenced. But he continued to write.
RIP Fr Peter Dolan
- Written by Alex Walker
Fr Peter, died peacefully on Monday 21st April at Holy Family, Ingol, Preston, PR2 3YP nursed by his beloved parishioners.
Funeral Arrangements: Reception: Tuesday 7th May at 7:00 pm; Requiem Mass: Wednesday 8th May at 11:30 am
The Church As Mother
- Written by Valentine Farrell
THE CHURCH AS MOTHER
©Valentine Farrell 1996
Up on the hill it stands,
back from the road, a bit.
Strong and brown and black and big,
the Church
So it happened
- Written by Chris McDonnell
I am make no apology for returning to the same theme from last week's posting. The discussion of feet -washing as "an act on intimate love" argued the case for the more general sharing of this pastoral action and, in particular, for the inclusion of both men, and women.
When Papa Francesco visited the young men and women in the juvenile detention centre in Rome he gave a message that has reverberated round the world, not only for his action of kneeling to wash a stranger's feet, but for the inclusivity of what he did. Here is a Bishop who leads by example, who says much with few words, who looks for simplicity for himself and by implication asks us to do the same.
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