History shows us how many Christians in the past, especially those in power, have justified their cruel actions by claiming they were...

Teaching by Frances Flatman on next weekend's Bible Readings :- Some years ago in the centre of Oxford as they were rebuilding part of...

I have been reading a Book on Buddhism recently; partly out of interest as it can throw light on one’s own faith, and partly because I...

Teaching by Frances Flatman on next Sunday's Reading :- Isn’t it nice when everything goes well and we are led to think that we are...

I was talking to a priest the other day who told me the sad story of a family he went to visit. You can see and her me give this Homily...

Here is Frances Flatman's Teaching on next Sunday's Bible Readings :- Wouldn't it be wonderful if all human beings could understand God’s...

I heard a young woman from Cornwall say something great on the Radio the other day. She said that she had been told that the Church was...

Here is Frances Flatman's Teaching on next weekend's Readings :- Christians often have difficulty understanding the Incarnation of Our...

HOMILY for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Our Lady’s , Cowley Most people know that we Christians believe that God gives us...

If you listen to BBC Radio 4, as I do every morning, you may have heard their Newspaper Review, and have realised how sometimes two...

Here is Frances Flatman's Teaching on next weekend's Readings :- Through his ministry Jesus worked tirelessly to get his followers to...

The lovely passage in our 2nd Reading today (2 Peter 1:16-19) of “A lamp lighting a way through the dark” takes me back to the fears of...

Frances Flatman writes on the Readings for the Feast of the Transfiguration :- By now we are half way through Matthew’s Gospel and anyone...

You probably know the saying “Be careful what you pray for.” It sounds like a bit of wisdom, but it’s actually a bit of nonsense,...

Teaching by Frances Flatman on the Readings for 30th July 2023 By now, as we all see, Jesus’ ministry in Galilee is in full swing, though...

Our 1st Reading today (Wisdom 12:13-19) comes right at the end of Old Testament times, only 50 years before the birth of Jesus, and gives...

Teaching by Frances Flatman on next weekend's Readings :- Our Readings remind us that ultimately God is in control of the universe he...

In my mind there are three messages from this great Parable of the Sower from our Gospel for today (Matt 13:1-23) You can see and hear me...

Teaching by Frances Flatman on the Readings for next weekend :- As I understand it, many people don’t follow the Christian way because...

The statement in our 1st Reading today, (Zech 9:9-10) about God proclaiming peace for the nations, made me think about a book I’ve just...