Restoring the Sacred

Friday, January 19, 2018

Fr. Ray Blake: Imagine Pastoral Opportunities


Not everyone thought the "marriage" performed by Pope Francis in mid-air.  This is from Fr. Ray Blake's Blog today:
Imagine if you lived in theatreland in London or New York and had priests competing with jugglers and street magicians, offering free marriages whilst people waited for tickets. 
Imagine the Marriage of Figaro with real Marriages! 
Imagine, Romeo and Juliet actually getting married! 
Imagine, a two for one offer at your local supermarket! Two couples at one go. 
Imagine the possibilities for an airport chaplain, you could marry people as they waited to check-in, or as they wait for luggage at the carousel.
Imagine the mass weddings that could take place at the next Glastonbury Rock Festival...
To read the whole post click on the link below:
http://marymagdalen.blogspot.com/2018/01/imagine-pastoral-opportunities.html