Grown-ups have such interesting conversations, or so I thought when I was a child. They always seemed to be such interesting conversations, especially when they were talking about an absent member of the family or the shenanigans of a neighbour. The trouble was, whenever I tried to join in the conversation or ask who it…… Continue reading “Seen and not heard” (Gospel Reflection from Quest Bulletin, Winter 2013)
Category: Bible
“Scent of a Woman”
We begin Lent on Wednesday 13th February (Editor: that was the case, then. This year, we begin on Feb 18th). The liturgy of the day presents us with a proposal that is simple, direct and personal, as it needs to penetrate the many habits and convictions in that jungle of defences and mistrust which, consciously or unconsciously, we construct: “Repent, and believe in the Gospel.”…… Continue reading “Scent of a Woman”
The Value of Marriage: Tobias and Sarah (Tobit 8: 4 – 8)
As part of the preparation for the next phase of the Synod on Marriage and Family, the bishops left Rome after the first phase last October, with the instruction to hear more from their people about their actual experience of family and marriage. In the UK, the bishops of England and Wales have chosen to…… Continue reading The Value of Marriage: Tobias and Sarah (Tobit 8: 4 – 8)
Did you hear . . . Gossip is good for you – Benedict Luckhurst
According to new research carried out by the universities of Manchester, Glasgow and the West of Scotland gossip is good for our reputation because it shows we are in the know and we most enjoy dishing the dirt about familiar people – the more damaging the better. Psychologists say that at the same time it improves our social standing as a…… Continue reading Did you hear . . . Gossip is good for you – Benedict Luckhurst