Many years ago I read a book. I don’t remember either the author or the title, I barely remember that the main character had travelled in Palestine a dozen years after Jesus’ death trying to meet people who knew Jesus. There is just one thing I really do remember from that book: the explanation of the miracle from today’s gospel.…
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The mystery of our faith which we celebrate today is one of the few rejected almost automatically by people who don’t share the Christian belief. The idea of three persons in one God is used as “evidence” against faith. At the same time these “prophets of unbelief” produce some scientific theories which are seemingly unbelievable. Is it possible to understand…
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Two weeks ago I was walking in the Cairngorms and I saw a glider towed by a plane. Several hours later when I was driving back home I heard on the radio that the glider had crashed; luckily the pilot had survived and had been rescued by a helicopter. My knowledge about gliding is limited and theoretical; I’ve never flown…
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Sometimes I meet people who might be called C.E.O. Christians. Would you like to know what this abbreviation means? Christmas, Easter and Occasionally. They have many good reasons (or maybe excuses?) for limiting their going to church. Luckily some of them are brave enough to admit they are bored when they attend mass. Frankly I can understand them perfectly! On…
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It is a most beautiful and desired feeling: to love and be loved in return. However in this current cultural climate loves comes down to physical and bodily dimension, people are still yearning for deep mutual love. On the other hand to everyone who has experienced it, this love seems to be something fleeting. Many of our friendships have not survived…