I am a retired Consulting IT Specialist. I have been married to Julia for 50 yearsrs and we are blessed with four children; David, Andrew, Lawrie and Hélèna. Not forgetting the "other half's"; Gaew married to Andrew, Lawrie's partner Emma and Hélèna's husband Sam.
In addition we have two grandchildren - Henry Thomas, son of Lawrie and Emma. Henry was eight in April 2021 and his sister, Georgia Rose, born on 29 December 2017.
I am ordained as a Permanent Deacon in the RC Church - date of ordination 8 June 2013 so am now in my ninth year of ministry.
Down on the spit
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Itchenor is a delightful village in Chicheter harbour, plenty of space for
hauling out but I can imagine that's a windy, cold and in hospitable spot
for ...
Pope Francis: The Poison Oozes to the Surface
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Larry Chapp, ex-seminarian and renowned, retired professor of theology for
20 years has written an excellent analysis of the papal comments in
Singapore...
Scripture and Science
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In August 2024, I was asked to write a series of articles for the Scripture
website of the Bishops of England & Wales, on Scripture & Science. You can
read...
Father Reese and Tired Old Tropes About Deacons
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INTRODUCTION Jesuit Father Thomas Reese has, once again, wheeled out some
tired old myths and misperceptions about the diaconate. He seems to go
through th...
Year B Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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*Readings: Exodus 16:2-4.12-15; Ps 78:3-4.23-25.54; Eph 4:17.20-24; John 6:
24-35*
“I am the bread of life,”1 says Jesus to those who ask for “the bread o...
Learning from Yom Kippur
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FIND forgiveness. There's an apt phrase. To find forgiveness, we must seek
it out. We must be humble enough to admit our own broken humanity. To
realize th...
DW: Daily Office – Portal Podcast
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Portal Magazine · Lent 1 This week I contributed to the new podcast of The
Portal Magazine, the monthly online …
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And now, 5 years on I am back in very different circumstances.
I am back up in Devon helping my mum to care for my dad who is bed bound
and has terminal...
The Last Post
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Teresa Shute 5/12/1949 – 10/4/2018 From July 2013 until the end of January
this year I placed at least one post here every single day of the year.
Every da...
Cara Budidaya Ikan Louhan
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Cara dalam berbudidaya memberikan informasi untuk sobat semuanya yang
sekiranya sedang mencari solusi bagaimana dalam menyelesaikan problema.
Karena menca...
iOS 7 Design Consistency: Button Colors
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While iOS 7 brought many welcome changes to Apple’s mobile operating
system, one category of change that has not set well with many developers
and users is...
Not many people could have carried off that pink sweater!!
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