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Death – the enemy we need to face up to

In my last year as a parish priest in France I was twice asked to preside over funerals where the cremation of the body had already taken place. No funeral directors attended, and the family arrived with the urn or … Continue reading

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The living and the dead

“Now when the bells for Eucharist  / Sound in the Market Square, With sunshine struggling through the mist / And Sunday in the air. The veil between her and her dead / Dissolves and shows them clear. The Consecration / … Continue reading

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