Bro. Jim Hayes

A message from Carl Sagan from 1995—some of his last prophetic words.

were followed by a bite to eat with my fellow musicians. They are such a lovely bunch. I feel privileged to call them friends and colleagues and I hope to be able to share my faith and make music with them again in the future.

YouTube video by Antydot SOUFFLE SUR NOTRE PAYS - ANTYDOT feat. CIELTIK COLLECTIF

… fiddle, mandolin = me! etc…). Here’s a link to one of the hymns that we will be performing which was written in a Breton Celtic style + will be performed by us as such tomorrow. youtu.be/UaLCimQvz8g?... Today’s final rehearsals and partial sound check (to be finished at 7:45am tomorrow morning!)..

This will be followed by an evening youth event led by a professional Christian band. Given that we are in Finistère, Brittany, it is appropriate that our house band is made up of musicians well-versed in Celtic music + who play the appropriate instruments (Breton bagpipes, Irish low whistle…

As well as being a lead member of the house worship band, inc. for the mass celebrated by the Bishop in the afternoon, I am responsible for (and compèring) a one hour concert given in the early evening by music and theatre groups from around the diocese who have volunteered to share their talents...

It’s not often you get the chance to play in a giant arena to over 4000 people! After months of preparation, tomorrow we finally have our day-long diocesan Pentecost celebration during which the fruits of our diocesan synod journey will be shared via a combination of liturgy, music and theatre…

Bree A. Dail (@breeadail) on Threads How should people discern through the noise of media manipulation?In a 2012 interview with @CatholicNewsSvc, Pope Leo XIV (then Robert Cardinal Prevost) addresses the how some in the media manipulate ...

Pope Leo XIV back in 2012. What he says is ever more relevant today.

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"... The light quietly shines forth, even though we are in darkness;... a new beginning, however impossible it might seem, can take us by surprise, for Christ has triumphed over death."

(Pope Francis' Easter Vigil homily read by Card. Giovanni Battista Re 19 April 2025)

RIP Pope Francis.

"When the thought of death lies heavy on our hearts, when we see the dark shadows of evil advancing in our world, when we feel the wounds of selfishness or violence festering in our flesh and in our society, let us not lose heart, but return to the message of this night. ..

My Soul in Stillness Waits - Marty Haugen

On this #Easter Saturday, "For you, O Lord, my soul in stillness waits. Truly my hope is in you." (Marty Haugen) youtu.be/X5d6Ngf-nDM... via @YouTube

'Stripping the altar' on Maundy Thursday is an act representing the humiliation and stripping of Jesus of his garments before his crucifixion. It involves removing ornaments, linens and candles from the altar, leaving it bare inviting us to come to the cross with humility. Simples!

Arvo Part - Passio (Hilliard Ensemble)

Time for my annual listen to the beautifully meditative and moving Passio (St. John's Passion) by Arvo Pärt. #GoodFriday
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This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like | Carole Cadwalladr | TED

This brilliant lady @carolecadwalla.bsky.social is speaking truth to power once again and she needs to be listened to. 👏👏👏youtu.be/TZOoT8AbkNE...

UK, 2025: a country where police break into a place of worship and arrest those inside who are having a meeting and might be planning a non-violent action.

The right to peaceful protest is an essential part of a healthy democracy. Governments who crack down on it are governments to be very wary of.

New antibiotic that kills drug-resistant bacteria discovered in technician’s garden Nature - The molecule targets bacteria in a way that other drugs don’t.

Alexander Fleming 2.0

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Are you familiar with "Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis"? It was inspired by a tune Vaughan Williams discovered when working on the English Hymnal by English Renaissance composer Thomas Tallis.

Listen to it played by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3nx...

"Create In Me" from Rend Collective (OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO)

"Create in me a clean, clean heart
Create in me a work of art
Create in me a miracle
Something real and something beautiful.
You're not finished with me yet..."
(Create In Me by @rendcollective) #Lent2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=it4BHq6DYKs

"A world that feels nothing but hatred towards its adversaries is a world without hope and without a future, doomed to endless war, divisions and vendettas (2-23-25)." #PopeFrancis #PrayForAmerica

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..I think that for us as Christians, especially for Christian educators, it is a question that we need to understand + be able to answer for those young people who might explicitly or implicitly ask it of us. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/07/10/christine-emba-masculinity-new-model/

..how Trump and Musk are removing from office anyone seen as being "too woke" + how Mark Zuckerberg wants more "masculine energy", is learning jujitsu + is aligning Facebook regulations with Trumpian policy.
I will link to two of the numerous interesting articles that you can..

..undefined male identity in modern society (crisis of masculinity, family breakdown + lack of healthy male role/father models, etc.). This idea is nothing new, I know, but I think it's importance in helping us to understand the current world situation is crucial. Just look at...

...I'll actually be praying for him (even tougher) and for the whole American people, of course. My reading has served to confirm my gut feeling that the current rise of right-wing populism in general + the popularity of Trump in particular, is in part due to an increasingly...

...Trump outrage is what he wants and he's thriving off of it at present. He actively WANTS opponents to be outraged, just as he wants to be centre stage in the press each and every day. Well, I'm going to be fasting from Trump outrage. It's going to be tough, I know...

I've been reading around the current American situation, from both sides, to try to better understand how we got to this situation before we get to the start of Lent and I begin my "Trump fast" that I plan to have (as much for my mental as my spiritual health)...

This is like opposing a joint resolution declaring that the Sun sets in the West

America doesn’t just look like an idiot here, we look like goddamn Flat Earthers