Gaew, our daughter in law, with her mum. Her mum died in her sleep Thursday morning. May God have mercy on her.
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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 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.
My Blog List
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Switzerland ends exemptions to mandatory military service for clergy - A new law in Switzerland that will end military service exemptions for clergy has drawn criticism from Christian groups in the country. Switzerland requi...
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IN FULL: Ed Miliband’s Public Hatred for Trump - Here’s what Ed Miliband has made of Donald Trump over the years: 2016: “We must do our best at home and abroad to resist the worst of Trumpism… These are d...6 hours ago
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Half boat - half track - Spotted by friend Greg on the Hamble hard recently, this could be the perfect tender when all you can do is crawl ashore after a hard day's sailing. Ca...
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Praying as I can, trusting the Spirit - *Romans 8:26-27* This week I am departing from commenting on the Gospel reading. One reason is that this week there is too much to unpack. Instead, I'm go...
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Wheat or Weeds? - Homily for the 16th Sunday of Year A. Why do bad things happen to good people? It’s a question as old as the human race, and the answer is our ancient Enem...2 days ago
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Cardinal McElroy at Outreach — Mercy, and the Catholic Tradition - Bishop Thomas Paprocki has described Cardinal Robert McElroy's theology as heretical. Is that accusation justified? In a landmark address to the Outreac...
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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...4 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! ...6 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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