Are Christians foolish lambs?
At the moment, on Sundays, we’ve been hearing passages from the beginning of St Paul’s 1st Letter to the Corinthians, and this Sunday he...
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frmartinflatman
Feb 15, 20235 min read
Our cosmic meeting with God
Frances Flatman's Reflection on the Readings for next weekend. I have just finished reading for the third time, Peter Brown’s wonderful...
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frmartinflatman
Feb 11, 20234 min read
Always read the Bible through Jesus
Be careful about today’s Readings! You can hear and see me give this Homily on. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNn-KSUTnyg When you hear...
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frmartinflatman
Feb 8, 20235 min read
To throw oneself away in love like Jesus
When I was training to be a Social Worker in the 70’s, the current jargon in our ‘aims’ for clients (what a presumption) was to instil in...
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frmartinflatman
Feb 4, 20235 min read
We are precious in God's sight
Every week I run an online Lectio Divina. I send out the Readings for next Sunday by email and then by Wednesday morning each person...
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frmartinflatman
Feb 1, 20235 min read
Christians must be visible
Reflection by Frances Flatman on next weekend's Readings :- In the wealthy west, Christians like to ‘blend in’, becoming part of the...
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frmartinflatman
Jan 28, 20235 min read
Shakespeare and St Paul ?
Watching Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” the other evening was a good way for me to approach this Sunday’s Readings. You can see and hear...
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frmartinflatman
Jan 25, 20235 min read
The foolishness of God
Reflection by Frances Flatman on next weekend's Readings :- Our western world, like peoples of the ancient past, saw success and the...
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frmartinflatman
Jan 21, 20235 min read
Joy not gloom in God's Kingdom
Sadly, bad teaching by many priests means that when some Catholics hear the word “Repent”, as in our Gospel today, (Matt 4:12-23) they...
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frmartinflatman
Jan 18, 20234 min read
Living with crisis
Reflection by Frances Flatman on next Sunday's Readings (22 Jan): We modern western people seem to think that crises, difficulties of...
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frmartinflatman
Jan 14, 20235 min read
Faith must be shared in love
We humans are always suspicious of people who are different from us, aren’t we? And we are always very competitive. You can see and hear...
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frmartinflatman
Jan 11, 20234 min read
Adapting the way the faith is taught
The belief that ancient people had that some nations had a ‘special’ destiny is something we find it hard to grasp. Israel understood...
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frmartinflatman
Jan 7, 20235 min read
Turning things upside down
I was having an argument with the representative of a Phone Company the other day, and had to work very hard to express my anger about...
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frmartinflatman
Jan 4, 20234 min read
The Challenge of Baptism
Reflection on next Sunday's Readings by Frances Flatman : Our Readings for the Feast of the Lord’s Baptism, far from being the serene and...
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frmartinflatman
Dec 31, 20225 min read
Letting God act in our lives
I’m sure you know that there are 12 Days of Christmas, but perhaps you don’t know that on some of these days we celebrate various...
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frmartinflatman
Dec 28, 20225 min read
Mary - a feisty young woman
Normally on this Sunday of the Solemnity of Mary Mother of God, one hears a homily extolling Mary’s humility and obedience. When we...
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frmartinflatman
Dec 24, 20224 min read
God is on the side of joy & peace
I have a question to ask you. In the World Cup, whose side was God on? You can see and hear me give this Homily/Sermon on...
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frmartinflatman
Dec 21, 20225 min read
No baby to goo over !
The Christmas Morning Mass is where the Readings are most likely to disappoint and confuse visitors to the churches, for unlike the other...
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frmartinflatman
Dec 17, 20225 min read
Don't be like Ahaz !
Why does Isaiah in our 1st Reading today (Isaiah 7:10-14) insist on giving King Ahaz a sign, even though he says he doesn’t want one? You...
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frmartinflatman
Dec 14, 20225 min read
Following the vision
Reflection by Frances Flatman on next weekend's Readings :- We are now very close to the celebration of Christmas, ‘the official’...
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