Over the past twenty-five years a mother has suffered the loss of three sons. Now ninety-three years of age, she wants to know what she did wrong. When family members tell her it’s not her fault she cannot accept it. Another mother suffered the loss of three sons within ten years. In her eighties when I meet her, …
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The Great Regret
Some time ago here in Melbourne, a priest held a funeral service for a petty criminal who was also known by the priest and many friends to be an atheist. In his eulogy the priest spoke about the man and his meeting with God. Someone later said, “But Father, he didn’t believe in God.” The priest replied, “Well …
How can you speak for God?!
My first meeting with Bill, standing at his door lasted half an hour. He told me he saw the world as being in such a mess that there was no hope for it. At the time, the first Gulf war was on and economically things were rather bleak for a lot of people, including Bill who was …