Trying out different churches

When you are fitting a lot in, especially going away at the weekends, you don’t need to miss Mass. After all, it is only an hour. Let’s face it, the service is the same wherever you go. So the difference is purely circumstantial, and architectural.  Two huge differences adnuttedly, which change the entire feel of it. And yet, cement the important parts. I think spreading geographically and gaining experience at other churches deepens the faith rather than broadens it. Which is surely the aim, We need always to go deeper before we can go further. 

The difference between the Church of England and Catholicism is profound. One simply can’t imagine going 

This week its the first week of Advent. I’ve always detested Christmas but this year is going to be so different. Perhaps it’s a deep rooted jealousy of families all getting together - I don’t really think it’s that. More likely, I just got sick of people complaining about their families when I would have loved a brother or sister, even in those days, a ‘mum and dad’. 

Anyway, those days are over and I've had a lovely Christmas and threw myself into Advent. It can be done and enjoyed. Especially as my main complaint about the festive season was that 'the true meaning of Christmas' had long since been lost. 

It's been wonderful to enjoy Christmas for what it is, a way to remember the birth of Christ. 

Mary's son and the son of God. The baby in Bethlehem, the saviour of mankind. 

I watched the King's Speech. Very unmoving. 

Considering he's now head of the Church of England, I don't see him making a stand for a country of Christianity. Not at all. There's time, but not much I fear. 

Happy Christmas 

Love from Mummy