During a recent discussion on the liturgy in my Exodus 90 group a priest said that ‘Vatican II has not yet been implemented.’ Vatican II was the herald of a ‘new springtime in the church,’ where the laity would become more involved, where the church would gain new tools for evangelising the world and where… Continue reading Jubilate Deo

There is an amusing folk song that extols the virtues of the county of Norfolk in England. The last line of the chorus proclaims, ‘we are the boys that are Norfolk and Good.’ Say it quickly and you get the message of a profound insight into the human condition! I recently watched a documentary on… Continue reading Norfolk and Good

‘Every whisper, of every waking hourI’m choosing my confessionsTrying to keep an eye on youLike a hurt, lost and blinded fool.’ (REM ‘Losing My Religion’ 1991) How easily we make assumptions. How easily we absorb ideas and concepts without exploring them a little further. ‘Oh no I’ve said too much, I haven’t said enough’! I… Continue reading Absorbing New Religion

Just what is it that you want to do? We wanna be free We wanna be free to do what we wanna do And we wanna get loaded And we wanna have a good time That’s what we’re gonna do (No way baby, let’s go!) We’re gonna have a good time We’re gonna have a… Continue reading Primal Scream and the End of Pop Music

Our current age loves demons, devils and hell…but only in horror movies! Try relating it to our everyday experiences and you are considered a bit peculiar. Sure, if we are depressed and despondent aren’t we a little physiologically out of sorts and can be fixed by a good therapist? But if God is the cause… Continue reading The Demons that Like to Try It On

Our local bishop has asked us all to individually contribute to the ‘Synod on Synodality’ (a Catholic oxymoron if ever there was one!) …so here is my contribution, submitted today via the Kerry Diocese website. Synod on Synodality – Points How I would like to see The Catholic Church, moving forward and ‘walking together.’ A… Continue reading My Tuppence Worth

“Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters. And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who… Continue reading ‘End Game, End Game!’

Are We Getting Nowhere Fast? I have a new car. I have always wanted a new car. Now I have a new car I am not so sure that it is a good thing! I took it in for a service recently and got a phone call asking me if I wanted the pollen filter… Continue reading Quickly! – Put Up The Wallpaper With Flashing Lights

Then he brought me to the gate, the gate facing east. And there, the glory of the God of Israel was coming from the east; the sound was like the sound of mighty waters; and the earth shone with his glory. The vision I saw was like the vision that I had seen when he… Continue reading Who’s Right About the Rite?

Anyone else have the overwhelming sense that they were ‘Crying in the Wilderness’ during the Covid pandemic and government lockdowns? Did you, like me, feel that you were alone and missing that vital support of The Body of Christ – his very self in the Eucharist and the community to which we belong? Sure, we… Continue reading Crying in The Wilderness