The Fr Jim Norris notebooks

10/09/2026

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09/09/2026

When I was at Mass yesterday the Priest broke the Eaucharist, that's called the fraction; the insight from my reflection I did, made me think of Jesus dying on the cross the exact moment the thunderstorm hit is the exact time when the eaucharist is broken.

31/08/2026

A thousand ages in your sight
Are like an evening gone;
Short as the watch that ends the night
Before the rising sun.

29/08/2026

23/08/2026

The best homily

13/08/2026

Exposing the reality of abortion, and the beautiful humanity of the baby, in the womb today in Belfast.

11/08/2026

At my post! Prolife Wednesday morning, it’s not raining, icy winds are absent, what’s happening, no penance. God over us.

09/08/2026

Fr Jim arrived 3 years after this.

On this day, the second atomic bomb fell on Nagasaki, a moment that compressed the end of a world war into a single, searing instant. Eighty-one years later, it remains one of the most consequential—and debated—decisions in American history. Coming just days after Hiroshima and amid fierce battles in the Pacific, U.S. leaders believed a second strike would force Japan’s unconditional surrender and avert an invasion projected to cost staggering casualties. Within days, the emperor broke precedent to address the nation, and Japan accepted terms—ending World War II.

A lesser-known detail: Nagasaki wasn’t the original target. Clouds over Kokura—already scarred by a previous raid—forced the B-29 Bockscar to divert, low on fuel, to its secondary target. That twist of weather shaped the last chapter of the war.

The bombings ushered in the nuclear age, propelling arms control debates, the founding of the United Nations, and a global reckoning with technology’s power. They also seeded generations of activism and nonproliferation efforts—reminders that memory can be a form of restraint.

08/08/2026

A reflection that’s a deep as the ocean, listen carefully.