The Centre for Catholic Social Thought and Practice, an organisation based at Durham University that seeks to bring academic theologians and practitioners within Catholic organisations into dialogue, is curating a series of blog articles recording the insights and experiences of Catholic keyworkers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The series aims to be a resource for…… Continue reading What can the Catholic Church learn from LGBT+ people of faith during the pandemic?
Category: Reflections
Jesus spat on the ground
In many parts of the world, including the West, spitting is widely frowned upon as rude, a health hazard and a social taboo, while in other parts it is considered as socially acceptable. At the age of twelve my father’s job was at risk and the choice open to him was either to take the…… Continue reading Jesus spat on the ground
New Ways Ministry launches “Journeys”
J O U R N E Y S “I tell you now that I will lead you out of your oppression… to a land flowing with milk and honey” (Exodus 3:17) A Scripture Reflection Series for LGBT People and Allies JOURNEYS is an invitation to walk with our ancestors, discover the great source of love,…… Continue reading New Ways Ministry launches “Journeys”
“Bind him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness”
Do these words of Jesus offend our sense of justice and fairness? Jesus uses them in the parable of the wedding banquet (Matthew 22:2-14). Those invited to the banquet not only refuse to come, they make light of the invitation and even kill the king’s servants who delivered the invitations. So, the king sends…… Continue reading “Bind him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness”
Faith in Solidarity: European Forum 2017 in Gdansk.
Many people of a certain age will recall the central role of Gdansk in the story of Polish resistance to communist rule. As the birthplace of the Solidarity movement and the base of its leader, Lech Walesa, it filled our television news screens often enough throughout the 1980’s. As a gay Catholic, I am struck…… Continue reading Faith in Solidarity: European Forum 2017 in Gdansk.
Parable of the Gay Samaritan
Today’s Gospel reading (Luke 10: 25 -37) tells us the familiar story of the Good Samaritan. At his personal blog a few years ago, Fr Geoff Farrow published a post called Delivery “Salvation”, in which he describes an encounter with two young men who came to his door attempting to deliver some salvation, in the form of a…… Continue reading Parable of the Gay Samaritan
“Seen and not heard” (Gospel Reflection from Quest Bulletin, Winter 2013)
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)
“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
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