'Taking a Stand' is by Shaun Middleton, Parish Priest, St. Francis of Assisi, Pottery Lane, Notting Hill, West London. The article appeared in the catholic reputable weekly The Tablet just recently.
I felt sad and empathetic as I read it. The Catholicism Shaun represents, in a parish remember, not in a theological debate but at the coalface, is what neighbourhoods need now.
Together, of course, with 'reformed' other Christian churches, mosques, temples, synagogues and ashrams.
What the world needs now are local centres of spiritual excellence expressed in compassion and practical care for all.
As I was making up my mind about adding Shaun Middleton to this blog, the phone rang. 'You found a baby in a basket on your doorstep 20 years ago. I am the adoptive father of that baby girl. I am in Australia, on a visit and I'll drop in tomorrow.'
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