Posts by Joe McDonald
Rumblings from the Bunker ! The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY ( RUMBLINGS FROM THE BUNKER – A WORD FROM THE PASTOR ) Do you remember that movie? The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. One of the great ‘spaghetti westerns’. I love it. I love it for the shooting. The silence. Of course I love Clint Eastwood, and no, I am not forgetting the music. Unforgettable, thanks to Ennio Morricone. I guess we are so used to the title we…
Rumblings from the Bunker
CAN YOU HEAR IT? LISTEN CAREFULLY….Ssh….THERE IT IS AGAIN…CAN YOU HEAR IT? RUMBLINGS FROM THE BUNKER – ( a word from the Pastor ) There’s a bell tolling in the distance. I have heard people say it’s a death knell. It’s a sombre bell which some say is signalling the death of the Church. When this is put to people there’s a great range of reaction from ‘ please God that won’t happen’ to ‘that’s good news –…
Rumblings from the Bunker 8/9/2024
It is perhaps my single greatest disappointment, in my life as a priest. I speak of how many of us miss the fact that we as Christians are called to have a unique personal relationship with Jesus. I appreciate these words are easily spoken and I have regularly encountered people, including people of strong faith, who have difficulty accepting this concept. I have come to the conclusion that this lack of intimacy with Jesus, should be the cause of…