Mass is an act of love for others
HOMILY for the 5th SUNDAY of EASTER I am not sure how many people who go to Mass on Sunday realise that what each of us is doing is an...
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frmartinflatman
May 11, 20224 min read
Making a new creation
Reflection by Frances Flatman on next Sunday's Readings : Those of us who frequent churches during Eastertide are familiar with hymns...
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frmartinflatman
May 7, 20224 min read
A great number impossible to count
I used to be a University Chaplain, and one of the joys of that job was experiencing lively committed young people from all over the...
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frmartinflatman
May 4, 20224 min read
An alternative to death
Reflection by Frances Flatman on next Sunday's Readings :- For ancient people death, either in the case of oneself or ones loved-ones,...
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frmartinflatman
Apr 30, 20225 min read
Being a Christian means loving Jesus
In today’s Gospel (John 21:1-19) you might expect that Jesus would ask Simon Peter to say sorry. But no, he doesn’t. You can hear and see...
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frmartinflatman
Apr 27, 20223 min read
We know whose we are
Our Readings would appear to go through a progression, with our Gospel focussing of the Lord’s forgiveness of Peter (here representing...
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frmartinflatman
Apr 23, 20225 min read
Images of glory
I am one of those people who can remember my dreams. Some might find that a curse, but I find it quite amusing to see what my strange...
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frmartinflatman
Apr 20, 20223 min read
It is Jesus who takes the lead not us
I am intrigued by the way in which, due to the manner of our reading of the Gospels, we can unbalance our understanding of the earliest...
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frmartinflatman
Apr 16, 20225 min read
Looking in a different way
EASTER SUNDAY Prayer is always an adventure in the dark. If you attended the Easter Vigil last night, you would have felt what this is...
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frmartinflatman
Apr 15, 20223 min read
Weeping can be praying
GOOD FRIDAY The story of the death of Jesus that we have just heard (John 18:1-19:42) should help us to pray, especially when we hit hard...
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frmartinflatman
Apr 14, 20224 min read
Opening our heart to God
HOMILY for HOLY THURSDAY 2022 The Liturgies over the next three days all remind us that when we pray, when we communicate with God in any...
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frmartinflatman
Apr 13, 20226 min read
God's unprecedented promise
Frances Flatman reflects on the Readings for Easter Sunday As we see in our Gospel (John 20:1-9) in a passage remarkably similar to the...
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frmartinflatman
Apr 9, 20223 min read
How to pray when words fail
Homily for Palm Sunday The long story we hear today of the suffering and death of Jesus (Luke 22:14-23:56) should help us, especially...
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frmartinflatman
Apr 6, 20227 min read
The Passion according to Luke
Frances Flatman reflects on Luke's way of telling the story of the suffering and death of Jesus :- Luke’s Gospel was written for his...
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frmartinflatman
Apr 2, 20225 min read
We must look at ourselves
It’s strange isn’t it, that although Jesus doesn’t seem interested in sexual sins, the Church down the ages has gone on about them. You...
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frmartinflatman
Mar 30, 20224 min read
The Advantage of Knowing Christ
Reflection by Frances Flatman on next Sunday's Readings : What does it take to make any of us place all our reliance on God? Most of the...
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frmartinflatman
Mar 26, 20225 min read
To give and not to count the cost
All the best stories, it seems to me, should leave us wondering “What happened next?” - and that should surely be true of Jesus’ great...
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frmartinflatman
Mar 23, 20223 min read
Bringing in a new world
Anyone reading the book of Joshua today (5:9-12) will surely feel their blood run cold. For the Jewish people, it’s a story of their...
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frmartinflatman
Mar 19, 20225 min read
Deeper view of repentance
Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Lent (March 20th 2022) Given the teaching of Jesus, that we should love our enemies, I wonder if you’ve ever...
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frmartinflatman
Mar 16, 20224 min read
A Second Chance ?
Reflection by Frances Flatman on next Sunday's Readings :- I suggest that today’s Readings help focus our minds on truly preparing for...
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