I noticed the word “Guard” in our 2nd Reading today. (2 Timothy 1:6-8,13-14) We’re told to guard the faith; and that word “Guard”...

Reflection by Frances Flatman on next Sunday's Readings :- Saint Augustine once pointed out that thinking that past times, and situations...

What was the rich man doing wrong in the Gospel today? (Luke 16:19-31). Was it that he was rich? No? You can see and hear...

Reflection by Frances Flatman on next Sunday's Readings :- Today’s Readings really gain so much when we understand their original...

Most people, even great biblical scholars, find it hard to understand today’s Gospel (Luke16:1-13) where Jesus seems to praise the...

Reflection by Frances Flatman on next weekend's Readings :- Sunday 25th C There is a famous story in which Alexander the Great...

Every now and then it is worthwhile asking ourselves the question “What is the point of being a Christian?” You can hear and see me...

Frances Flatman writes on next Sunday's Bible Readings :- Isn't it wonderful that God’s ways are not ours? All today’s Readings seem to...

Every now and then, Jesus says something in such a dramatic way that we know we’re not meant to take it at face value; and that’s what he...

Reflection by Frances Flatman on the Readings for September 4th Most of us like to think we are in control of events and aspects of our...

I wonder if any of you have had the same experience as me, meeting someone we used to see regularly at Mass who hasn’t come back to Mass...

Reflection by Frances Flatman on next Sunday's Readings :- Jesus was continually teaching his followers about the Kingdom of God. This...

Whenever we hear something that describes God as behaving like a man, we have to remember that this can only be a metaphor. God is not...

Reflection by Frances Flatman on next Sunday's Readings (21C) When Biblical people, prophets or others, spoke of hope and joy, they were...

Some time ago I watched an episode of Silent Witness – the UK’s equivalent of CSI. On it were two young pathologists discussing life...

Frances Flatman writes on the Readings for the Feast of the Assumption of Mary: How we read the Bible can dramatically effect our...

HOMILY for 19th ORDINARY SUNDAY : 7th August 2022 There are two things in our Readings today that can easily be misunderstood. The first...

Reflection by Frances Flatman on this Sunday's Readings :- Our Readings are all about faith and exploring what this means. Our Reading...

I have only met one really rich person. I had lunch with him and his wife at his house on a big estate in the Chilterns. You can see and...

Reflection by Frances Flatman : I am presently reading Alice Roberts ‘Buried’, a fascinating work by an osteoarchaeologist, but a...