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 Cass Review & Transgenderism
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I am finding it rather difficult to believe that the cowardly bishops were
not waiting for something like the Cass Review before doing anything
vaguely l...
On the Grapevine
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Homily at Our Lady of the Valleys for the 5th Sunday of Easter, Year B
About two years before she finally passed, my grandmother was taken into
hospital. I...
Triduum- Good Friday
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*The Crucifixion*, by Giotto (b. 1267 or 1277 - d. 1337 CE). Part of a
cycle of frescoes showing the life of the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ.
Scrovegni C...
Deacons and the Synod? One proposal. . . .
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Deacon Dom Cerrato, editor of The Deacon, is spreading the word about his
suggestion of a letter His Eminence Cardinal Mario Grech, the General
Secretary 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...
Congratulations that must be an honour
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Thanks Max.
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