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Friday, 3 November 2017
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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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Papal conclave live updates: Cardinals take oath of secrecy ahead of conclave - Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21. Voting will take place in the Sistine Chap...
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New Delhi Claims Badenoch Put Tax Exemption on Table in India Trade Deal Talks - Indian officials have come out swinging against Badenoch for her opposition to the ‘two-tier tax’ NIC arrangement in the Indian free trade deal. *A three...1 hour ago
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Conclave curiosities - When one considers the episcopal lineages of the 133 Cardinal electors (i.e., their principal consecrator, their principal consecrator’s principal consecra...
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Normandy Dory - I wrote about traditional Dory type from the Normandy coast back in 2012 and it was nice to see another example, sadly behind a closed compound limited op...
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Pope Francis: Death of a Tyrant - Twelve years of an abusive papacy have ended and the relief among faithful Catholics is palpable. The world's media response is to wax lyrical about ...
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The Cross, Our Spirituality - Homily at St Dyfrig’s for Good Friday So many people today, if asked about religion, might answer “I’m not religious, but I am spiritual.” The Cross is our...2 weeks ago
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Prayers for Pilgrims: The Journeys Begin - 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...2 months ago
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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...3 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 →4 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...5 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! ...5 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...7 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...11 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 ...18 years ago
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