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.
"Candlemas (A Song)" by John Henry Newman
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Today, after the late Mass, my wife and I needed to do some grocery
shopping. While we were at the store making our way down the isle, me
pushing the cart,...
Candlemas - 2nd February
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2nd February is Candlemas Day.
This ancient festival marks the midpoint of winter, halfway between the
shortest day and the spring equinox.
In olden tim...
The Light of God’s Image
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Homily for the Presentation of the Lord, 1 & 2 February 2025. Light and
dark. Right and wrong. Black and white. These are simple concepts, but
the world ...
Calvin Robinson Loses his License in the USA
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In this conversation, Katherine Bennett, Mark Lambert, and Gavin Ashenden
discuss the recent cancellation of Anglican clergyman Calvin Robinson
following...
Winter Sailing
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You have to admire those hardy dinghy sailors who go out in the depth of
winter and take the opportunity to enjoy some great if chilly sailing
conditions...
Father Reese and Tired Old Tropes About Deacons
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INTRODUCTION Jesuit Father Thomas Reese has, once again, wheeled out some
tired old myths and misperceptions about the diaconate. He seems to go
through th...
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...
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