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St Lawrence of Brindisi. Tuesday 21st July, 2020 When I streamed the early morning service from Leigh on Sea in Norfolk this morning I...

Monday 20th July, 2020 I've been resting as ordered. Actually I've probably been resting too much as I have an excuse to be on my bed and...

Sunday 19th July, 2020 As yesterday's piece noted I have been in hospital for a TURP operation which was, so the surgeon said,...

Saturday 18th July, 2020 I am back home. Last Tuesday I arose at 5.30am, adjusted Philomena, my catheter bag, had a glass of water and a...

Monday 13July, 2020 At midday I had the telephone call from Karen at the local hospital, which I had been expecting. My Saturday Covid...

Sunday 12th July 2020 It is sometimes very galling not to know what the weather will do!! They say that English always talk about the...

St Benedict. Saturday 11th July, 2020 The Rule written by St Benedict for the community which formed around him was, as he described it,...

Friday 10th July, 2020 I've just picked my second courgette of the season up here in Scotland. We are behind England by about three...

St John Fisher and St Thomas More. Thursday 9th July, 2020. I love the sentence attributed to St Thomas...'until we meet merrily in...

St Elizabeth of Portugal. Wednesday 8th July, 2020 Writing of contemplative prayer Abbot Chapman notes: 'the whole thing is perfectly...

St Ethelburga. Tuesday 7th July, 2020 Four times in my life I have been the recipient of an unsolicited personal outpouring from a...

Monday 6th July, 2020 Today there is some loosening of the lockdown rules in Scotland. An interview with Ms Sturgeon, the First Minister,...

Sunday 5th July, 2020 So 'super Saturday' happened in England yesterday. As ever it is impossible to get a factual and reliable overall...

Blessed John Cornelius and companions. Saturday, 4th July, 2020 American Independence Day is going to be celebrated in a more muted form...

St Thomas, the Apostle. Friday 3rd July, 2020 There was a fascinating five minute video on the BBC website about checking facts. It was...

Thursday 2nd July, 2020. Yesterday I waited for a telephone call from the local NHS Trust. I had been to a pre operation assessment on...

St Oliver Plunkett. Wednesday 1st July, 2020 I remember seeing the letters written by St Oliver Plunkett as he waited his trial and...

Tuesday 30th June, 2020. For some time now I have been awaiting this day. I did not feel anxious or stressed yet I did not sleep well...

St Peter and St Paul, Monday 29th June, 2020 It was just so reassuring to stream Mass from Limerick this morning. A congregation had been...

Sunday 28th June, 2020 I was a little frightened last night as I went to bed. I've been told to rest so as to stop some unexplained...