- 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.
- 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
- Written by: Alex Walker
Unfortunately this site along with others on the same server were hacked. A vulnerability in other sites was found. I have had to roll back the site to the 18th April 2013 for a clean install. If you registered on this site on or after the 18th April you will need to register again. My apologies but out of my control and in the hands of the cyber terrorists ! Pray for them, as I have done !!!
- 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
- 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.