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About Me
- Barry
- Bromley, Kent, United Kingdom
- I am a retired Consulting IT Specialist. I have been married to Julia for 55 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 thirteen in April 2026 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 fourteenth year of ministry.
My Blog List
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When Irish Christians were harsh & cold (Contribution) - THE film “The Lost Children of Tuam” is a powerful insight into the way we were in this country during the 20th Century, a way which was profoundly unset...
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Saints in the Making - Homily for the Solemnity of All Saints, 2026 Who can become a saint? Each of today’s scripture readings gives us a slightly different answer. The Book of R...1 day ago
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Guido’s Most Read Stories This Week - This week 932,693 visitors visited 978,313 times viewing 942,562 pages. The most read and shared stories in order of popularity were: Healey to Hike Minimu...1 day ago
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"We belong to the light" - It's Friday! A day of penance, which I try to observe throughout the year by abstaining from meat. It's not really much of a sacrifice not to eat meat one ...
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Gaffers - Couple of local gaffers, the top one with very practical raising bowsprit to keep the marina costs down. I wasn't paying much attention and can't tell fr...
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"Pride" is losing traction — even the BBC has noticed! - The BBC has finally noticed that Pride is losing friends. Across Britain, Pride events have been cancelled or postponed, corporate sponsorship is becomi...
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“Non Sibi Sed Patriae”: A Reflection on Patriotism - 4 July 2025 Commander William T. Ditewig, United States Navy (ret.) Most citizens of the United States are disheartened by the current state of...
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Learning from Yom Kippur - 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...5 years ago
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DW: Daily Office – Portal Podcast - Portal Magazine · Lent 1 This week I contributed to the new podcast of The Portal Magazine, the monthly online … Continue reading →5 years ago
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‘The Jews are beloved of God’ - 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...6 years ago
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NEW BLOG URL - PLEASE BOOKMARK http://www.barrywhytestorage.blog/ - http://www.barrywhytestorage.blog/ Please note that IBM is sunsetting this blog website, as of 1st January 2020 this blog will vanish off the internet! ...7 years ago
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The Last Post - 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...8 years ago
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Cara Budidaya Ikan Nila - informasi *Budidaya Ikan Nila* yang kami sampaikan dibawah ini sebagai pengetahuan anda semua dalam berbudidaya. Semoga dapat bermanfaat dan sebagai motiv...
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The Helplessness of God - an Advent Reflection - 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...
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Scottish Flora and Fauna - 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...
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iOS 7 Design Consistency: Button Colors - 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...12 years ago
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Silence and Solitude of the Desert Fathers and Thomas Merton - *Introduction* We are all solitaries even if we do not realize it. It is basic and inevitable to being human, for it fundamentally as an individual that ...19 years ago
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A regular Snow go area, down here on the balmy south coast things are - well exactly the same!!
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