Jun 25
2. Sunday after Trinity Luke 9;51-62 “Not Fit for Service” is an English phrase meaning, useless until corrected. We use it to describe a badly-built bridge, a faulty electrical cable, or a leaking roof; or those in this week’s reading from St Luke, those whose response to Jesus life-giving call to “Follow Me” was, “Yes, …
Jun 18
1. Sunday after Trinity – or Corpus Christi Luke 8;28-39 Frequently I hear people exclaim, “It’s all a mystery to me”. Why cannot our age handle mystery? As if we believe that if something doesn’t work when we press a button or turn on a switch, it’s not worth knowing about. But wiser heads have …
Jun 11
Trinity Sunday John 16;12-15 “The Forgotten Trinity” is a British Council of Churches report in 1989 declaring that the British Christians were Unitarians with no idea of the importance of God’s unique self revelation as Holy Trinity. At about the same time, Cardinal Ratzinger had more bluntly described European churchgoers as Pagan. Tragically the situation …
Jun 05
Pentecost Sunday John 20;19-23 The picture presented in the description of the first Pentecost in The Acts of the Apostles (2;1-11) is quite frightening, wind, fire and strange utterances. It is a basic principle of Bible study to try to identify the links between other passages in the Bible and the one I am reading. …
May 28
Ascensiontide John 17;20-26 I dreamt last night that I was in heaven, and do you know, it was just like my local parish church! Well, there are many views of what heaven is going to be like. What of the wealthy woman, who went to heaven and, as befitted her social standing, was given a …
May 23
Sixth Sunday of Easter John 14;23-29 This Reflection is based on a book entitled Encountering Evil dealing with the often-asked question “Why does the All-Powerful God allow there to be so much evil in the world?” The present Russo-Ukrainian war, with all its reported atrocities and suffering, has brought this question to the surface of …
May 14
Fifth Sunday of Easter John 13;31-35 We have followed the events of the Passion, the Cross and Resurrection of Jesus for many weeks, but on this 5th week of Easter we go back to the Passover Supper, the washing of the disciple’s feet and the departure at night of Judas from the fellowship to betray …
May 08
Fourth Sunday of Easter John 10;22-30 How often when we ask a question have we already made up our minds what the answer is going to be? In this Gospel reading, the Jews who asked Jesus to say plainly if he was indeed the Messiah had already worked out in their own minds what the …
Apr 30
Third Sunday of Easter – Resurrection Appearances John 21;1-19 Some think that the 4th Gospel originally ended with the climax of the resurrection appearances in Jerusalem and the words, “the world cannot contain the books that should be written about all the things Jesus did.” [John 20;25] Yet there is a final chapter 21 which …
Apr 23
Second Sunday of Easter – Divine Mercy John 20;19-31 That story of the Risen Lord appearing to the disciples is remarkable for a number of reasons, but to highlight just one point, and perhaps one that is not immediately obvious, strictly speaking Christianity has no holy places. Those encounters between Jesus and his friends are …
Apr 16
Eastertide Luke 20;1-18 In my student days many seminarians were helped by the work of London’s Keston College who gave support and publicity to dissidents in the Soviet Union. Many of these were martyred and many have since died, but their suffering deepened faith and courage all over the world. Theirs was a courageous Easter …
Apr 09
Palm Sunday Luke 22;14-56 Let us reflect on Jesus speaking of himself as “the bread of life”. People say bread doesn’t taste like it used to. I can remember walking in the evening past a local bakery and being almost carried away by the smell of the bread. Nowadays most people buy their bread at …
2. Sunday after Trinity Luke 9;51-62 “Not Fit for Service” is an English phrase meaning, useless... Read more →
1. Sunday after Trinity – or Corpus Christi Luke 8;28-39 Frequently I hear people exclaim, “It’s... Read more →
Trinity Sunday John 16;12-15 “The Forgotten Trinity” is a British Council of Churches report in 1989... Read more →
Pentecost Sunday John 20;19-23 The picture presented in the description of the first Pentecost in The... Read more →
Ascensiontide John 17;20-26 I dreamt last night that I was in heaven, and do you know,... Read more →
Sixth Sunday of Easter John 14;23-29 This Reflection is based on a book entitled Encountering Evil... Read more →
Fifth Sunday of Easter John 13;31-35 We have followed the events of the Passion, the Cross... Read more →
Fourth Sunday of Easter John 10;22-30 How often when we ask a question have we already... Read more →
Third Sunday of Easter – Resurrection Appearances John 21;1-19 Some think that the 4th Gospel originally... Read more →
Bishop Roald Nikolai Flemestad remains Bishop Delegate of the Union of Scranton for Europe also after the transfer of the Nordic Catholic Diocese of Scandinavia to his successor Bishop Ottar Mikael Myrseth. He will then continue to give episcopal oversight to the work and mission of the Nordic Catholic Church in Continental Europe and the United Kingdom.
The Bishop's Seal and Motto
Per timorem Domini et
sancti Spiritus consolationem.
The Bishop's Calendar
2-6 June
Pentecost celebration with ordinations, NCC Germany, Abbey of St. Severin, Kaufbeuren.
8 June
Video Conference – Mainz Virtual Discussions at 14:00 CET.