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.
The Impact of Fatherhood and Fidelity
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Back in November, the Catholic Unscripted team were invited to address the Catholic
Man UK national conference at the historic Buckden Towers, Cambridg...
Monday of the First Week in Ordinary Time
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*Readings: Hebrews 1:1-6; Psalm 97:1-2.6-7.9; Mark 1:14-20*
In our first reading, which is the beginning of the Letter to the Hebrews,
the inspired writer...
Cetewayo
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I've posted Cetewayo previously but recently was meeting a friend on the
same pontoon so took the opportunity to take some close up shots.
Cetawayo was d...
The Wonder of Baptism
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Homily at Our Lady of the Valleys for the Baptism of the Lord 2025. It was
a time of desperation. Conflict raged. Economic hardship. The people were
lookin...
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...
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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‘The Jews are beloved of God’
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I wanted to break my silence today, to post something following the
horrific attacks in my own backyard, close to where I live. Let us hold all
those impac...
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 Nila
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informasi *Budidaya Ikan Nila* yang kami sampaikan dibawah ini sebagai
pengetahuan anda semua dalam berbudidaya. Semoga dapat bermanfaat dan
sebagai motiv...
The Helplessness of God - an Advent Reflection
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The bedroom in my houseboat has french doors that open onto the water.
This morning I awoke to the sound of a swan approaching in flight. The
power of t...
Scottish Flora and Fauna
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And here is some of the wonderful Flora and Fauna we saw
Slightly overexposed orchid
Look close and you'll see an otter...
David Attenborough (!)
Puffins...
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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