Small OfferingsSep 1, 20202 min readSwitching off...over and outTuesday 1st September, 2020. I really am switching off the world of the media, the world of politics and the world of the constant...
Small OfferingsAug 31, 20202 min readGlorious daysMonday 31st August, 2020. Today I went to the seaside. I drove about seven miles to a place pointed out by a local friend who knows the...
Small OfferingsAug 31, 20203 min readRemarkable...happensSunday 30th August, 2020 I just love hearing remarkable stories...well, all stories. I heard this morning from a friend on a short break...
Small OfferingsAug 31, 20203 min readHope Saturday 29th August, 2020 I decided to go to Church this morning and not just to stream. I wanted to return library books as well as buy...
Small OfferingsAug 31, 20202 min readHarvestingSt Augustine. Friday 28th August, 2020 I forgot to mention the feast day of St Monica yesterday. She was the Mother of St. Augustine and...
Small OfferingsAug 31, 20203 min readHearts of goldhursday 27th August 2020 I was shocked yesterday when speaking to an old friend who told me she is frightened of silence. She is...
Small OfferingsAug 26, 20202 min readNation of grumblers...Blessed Dominic Barberi. Wednesday 26th August, 2020 It is so irritating to be irritated. I streamed Mass from Leigh on Sea, Norfolk at...
Small OfferingsAug 25, 20203 min readPersonally Outraged..King St Louis 9th. Tuesday 25th August, 2020 When I heard from a streamed service this morning that it was the feast day of King Louis...
Small OfferingsAug 24, 20203 min readForager or gleaner??St Bartholomew. Monday 24th August, 2020 In the gospel it is reported that Jesus said of Bartholomew that he was a man without guile....
Small OfferingsAug 23, 20202 min readGARDEN OF EDENSunday 23rd August, 2020 There is something wonderfully wholesome about gardening. It is as if one were trying to cooperate with Nature,...
Small OfferingsAug 22, 20203 min readWhat's the new normal?Saturday 22nd August, 2020 For the second time in four months I walked from my home to the local High Street to buy a newspaper. It is...
Small OfferingsAug 21, 20202 min readNovelistsFriday 21st August, 2020 Reading an article on quotations in literature I was struck by the power of writers and their importance in...
Small OfferingsAug 20, 20202 min readThere is a time to forget etc....St Bernard. Thursday 20th August, 2020 Yesterday I went to a pub for lunch. An old friend had travelled up from England and was passing...
Small OfferingsAug 19, 20202 min readStop passing the buck...Wednesday 19th August, 2020. The sermon this morning was on Ezekiel. The prophet had railed against the bad shepherds. They were the...
Small OfferingsAug 18, 20202 min readREFLECTIONSSt Helena. Tuesday, 18th August, 2020 Helena was the Mother of the Emperor, Constantine. He converted to Christianity and was the Emperor...
Small OfferingsAug 18, 20202 min readQuestioningMonday 17th August, 2020 I have just finished Alexander McCall Smith's 'The Sunday Philosophy Club'. I woke at 2am this morning. Usually...
Small OfferingsAug 16, 20202 min read'Will I learn?'Sunday 16th August, 2020 I have picked up Alexander McCall Smith's 'The Sunday Philosophy Club'. It is such an easy yet profound read....
Small OfferingsAug 15, 20203 min readMake an appointmentThe Assumption. Saturday 15th August, 2020 I heard a good sermon today streamed from the Dominicans in Oxford. It made the salient point...
Small OfferingsAug 14, 20202 min readMy ways are not your waysSt Maximilian Kolbe. Friday 14th August, 2020 I am ever aware that one can be hyper sensitive and that that state causes all sorts of...
Small OfferingsAug 12, 20202 min readGod has no prejudicesSt Jane Frances de Chantal. Wednesday 12th August, 2020 I have a very soft spot for this Saint. First she had a fine marriage, was a good...
