Acquiring a formed conscience
History shows us how many Christians in the past, especially those in power, have justified their cruel actions by claiming they were...
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frmartinflatman
Sep 6, 20235 min read
Willing to stand out from the crowd
Teaching by Frances Flatman on next weekend's Bible Readings :- Some years ago in the centre of Oxford as they were rebuilding part of...
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frmartinflatman
Sep 2, 20235 min read
Few people know about Christian Meditation
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...
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frmartinflatman
Aug 30, 20235 min read
The fragility of becoming human
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...
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frmartinflatman
Aug 26, 20235 min read
Mass is an entering into the sacrifice of Christ
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...
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frmartinflatman
Aug 23, 20235 min read
The mystery that God cannot fail
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...
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frmartinflatman
Aug 19, 20235 min read
A Welcoming Church for all peoples
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...
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frmartinflatman
Aug 16, 20235 min read
Hope despite sadness and despair
Here is Frances Flatman's Teaching on next weekend's Readings :- Christians often have difficulty understanding the Incarnation of Our...
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frmartinflatman
Aug 15, 20233 min read
Mary is already where we all hope to be
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...
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frmartinflatman
Aug 12, 20235 min read
God speaks with a still small voice
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...
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frmartinflatman
Aug 9, 20235 min read
Tiny moments of grace
Here is Frances Flatman's Teaching on next weekend's Readings :- Through his ministry Jesus worked tirelessly to get his followers to...
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frmartinflatman
Aug 5, 20235 min read
Stand in the dark and meet God
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...
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frmartinflatman
Aug 2, 20235 min read
Disclosure of the very nature of God
Frances Flatman writes on the Readings for the Feast of the Transfiguration :- By now we are half way through Matthew’s Gospel and anyone...
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frmartinflatman
Jul 29, 20235 min read
Prayer is listening not asking
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,...
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frmartinflatman
Jul 26, 20235 min read
God's Strange Choices
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...
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frmartinflatman
Jul 22, 20235 min read
Good & evil cannot easily be separated
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...
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frmartinflatman
Jul 19, 20235 min read
An absolute reliance on the other
Teaching by Frances Flatman on next weekend's Readings :- Our Readings remind us that ultimately God is in control of the universe he...
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frmartinflatman
Jul 15, 20235 min read
30% is ok for God
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...
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frmartinflatman
Jul 12, 20235 min read
We live in a state of waiting
Teaching by Frances Flatman on the Readings for next weekend :- As I understand it, many people don’t follow the Christian way because...
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frmartinflatman
Jul 8, 20234 min read
Avoiding war means avoiding anger
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...
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