Author: Fr John

Good preacher = man of God

14 December 2012 | Miscellaneous |

Pastoral visits teach you all sorts of lessons. For example, a great grandmother whom I visited this week taught be how to “measure” your recall. You know what it’s like. You’re looking for that word — or...

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Amusing waste of time

14 December 2012 | Miscellaneous |

Here’s something for dog lovers. I love it. Maybe because I’ve got Irish in me. (H/T Julie Pearce.) And here’s something for cat lovers. I love this too. Maybe because I’m a Francophile.

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Advent in 2 minutes

13 December 2012 | Spirituality |

What was that about advising preachers who haven’t struck oil in ten minutes, to stop boring? I’ve just watched a YouTube clip which reminded a parishioner of my homily on the First Sunday of Advent. She’s...

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An encounter with Simone Weil

12 December 2012 | Miscellaneous |

During my honours year in philosophy, one of my professors — I don’t remember who — proposed...

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Homilising and moralising

11 December 2012 | Miscellaneous |

Cathnews alerted me to David Timbs’ recent article on mediocre preaching. I don’t...

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