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Archive for June, 2009

Twenty Nine Years Ago Today

Posted in on 28 June, 2009 | 9 Comments »

I was ordained on the Vigil of Saints Peter and Paul 1980 in Saint Mungo’s Church, Glasgow, by Bishop Charles McDonald Renfrew. I am amazed to see that Bishop Renfrew, who seemed so much older and wiser, was actually four years younger then than I am now. Congratulations also to my classmates Patrick, Thomas, [...]

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Saints John and Paul

Posted in on 25 June, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Even if you are on your way to the Lateran you won’t grudge the twenty minutes it will take you, on leaving the Colosseum, to turn away under the Arch of Constantine .. toward the piazzetta of the church of San Giovanni e Paolo, on the slope of Caelian. No spot in Rome can show [...]

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MSM Blog

Posted in on 23 June, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I have recently added a link to a new blog called Journey of a Young Priest to the sidebar, in the section for Sites of Passionist Interest. The author is a member of the Mission Society of Mandeville, Jamaica. This young missionary institute, founded under the guidance of Bishop Paul M. Boyle, first [...]

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Cor Jesu

Posted in on 19 June, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

When you were scourged, what were the sentiments of your Sacred Heart?
Saint Paul of the Cross, Diary, 1720

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Changes at passiochristi.org

Posted in on 18 June, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Passio Christi, the website of the Passionist Generalate, has recently changed its layout. The address of its English-language version has also been changed; the new address is for information in English is www.passiochristi.org/EN/EN.htm. At the same time, www.passiochristi.org, which used to be a portal offering links to the different languages (including Italian) has [...]

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Corpus Christi

Posted in on 17 June, 2009 | 1 Comment »

We had our Corpus Christi procession last Sunday. I didn’t think it would be a good idea for me to take photographs during the procession, as I was carrying the Monstrance, but here are some from the barbecue afterwards.
Smoke gets in your eyes

All that fresh air gives you an appetite.

The adults waited until the children [...]

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Diary of a Country Priest

Posted in on 16 June, 2009 | 5 Comments »

Six months ago yesterday I arrived at Saint Gabriel’s, Prestonpans, as parish priest. Since then, this blog has been woefully neglected, with only six posts in as many months; in fact, I haven’t even been posting the comments I have received (-my apologies for that). Inevitably, settling in has taken some time. I was more [...]

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