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.
Fifth Sunday of Lent- Homily for Third Scrutiny
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*Readings: Ezekiel 37:12-14; Ps 130:1-8; Romans 8:8-11; John 11:1-45*
“Lazarus, come out!”1 Today, my dear Elect, Christ addresses these words to
you. You...
A seminal moment in our church's history (Opinion)
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People of my vintage will remember a time in Ireland when priests were so
plentiful that in very busy parishes with teeming congregations, multiple
pries...
Barcelona - Port Vell
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We had a few days away in Barcelona, in part to get away from the inclement
February weather and in part because it's really nice place to go. We spent
a...
Be Reconciled!
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Homily for the 4th Sunday of Lent, Year C. Who are you in the story we’ve
just heard? We famously call it the Prodigal Son. But he is only one of the
three...
Prayers for Pilgrims: The Journeys Begin
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This coming Thursday, three friends set out on three very different
journeys, but each path has a single goal: to serve God and others. I ask
for prayers 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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‘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...
Well said that man
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