Small OfferingsJun 27, 20203 min readLife can be messy...St Cyril of Alexandria. Saturday 27June, 2020. I sometimes take stock of my immediate surrounds and find myself appalled by my own mess...
Small OfferingsJun 26, 20203 min readThe FutureSts John and Paul, martyrs. Friday 26th June, 2020. I received a letter from an active Jehovah Witness friend. It contained a little...
Small OfferingsJun 26, 20202 min readSpiritual LettersThursday 25th June, 2020 I have been re introduced to the 'Spiritual Letters' of Abbot John Chapman. First published posthumously in 1935...
Small OfferingsJun 25, 20202 min readThe unexpectedBirthday of St John the Baptist. Wednesday 24th June, 2020 I love teasing and wit and cleverness. A friend recently sent me a series of...
Small OfferingsJun 23, 20202 min readOverwhelming...uesday 23rd June, 2020 There is so much 'out there' that boggles my mind and understanding. So much information, knowledge about such a...
Small OfferingsJun 22, 20202 min readHe had a mother too...St John Fisher and St Thomas More. Monday 22nd June, 2020 I was forwarded part of an interview held with Pope Francis recently. He was...
Small OfferingsJun 22, 20202 min readFATHER'S DAYFather's Day. Sunday 21st June, 2020 I never know how steeped in tradition are such celebrations as Mother's Day and Father's Day. I am a...
Small OfferingsJun 20, 20202 min readTale of SurvivalSaturday 20th June, 2020 "it is a complete mystery" my beloved Grandmother used to say. It was her mantra for all that she could not...
Small OfferingsJun 19, 20202 min readAge is just a number...or is it?Solemnity of the Sacred Heart, Friday, 19th June, 2020 I have seen the faces of parents to whom a child has just been born. The sheer joy...
Small OfferingsJun 18, 20202 min readDame Vera LynnSt Ephrem. Thursday 18th June, 2020. The first thing to penetrate my consciousness this morning was the announcement of the death of Dame...
Small OfferingsJun 17, 20202 min readCelebrity Culture...?St Gregorio Barbarige, 17th June, 2020 I am not much enamoured with the 'Celebrity Culture' in which we live. I find it peculiar that a...
Small OfferingsJun 16, 20203 min read'One with Creation'Tuesday 16th June, 2020 In my reading this morning I came across a quotation from William Wordsworth in his poem 'Lines written a few...
Small OfferingsJun 15, 20203 min readBirthday...Monday 15th June, 2020 It is four days before my birthday. Very kindly people are remembering and sending me cards and gifts and best...
Small OfferingsJun 14, 20202 min readMeanderingsSunday 14th June, 2020 For the last 48 hours I have not been for my daily strolls. Although I live in a village with quite extensive...
Small OfferingsJun 14, 20203 min readRest and relaxation St Antony of Padua. Saturday 13th June, 2020 For various reasons I had to telephone the District Nurses yesterday. They came within an...
Small OfferingsJun 13, 20202 min readNation against Nation!St John of Sahagrun Friday 12th June, 2020 We need men and women of the calibre and character and courage of St John. Foremost he was a...
Small OfferingsJun 11, 20202 min readGlorious!Corpus Christi, Thursday 11th June, 2020 A lovely day. The second time in 12 weeks that I have been out. Car had to go to garage for...
Small OfferingsJun 9, 20203 min readMiracles can happenSt Columba, Tuesday 9th June, 2020 Pondering on the continuing protests and demonstrations over the murder of George Floyd and the bigger...
Small OfferingsJun 8, 20203 min readTHIS WEIRD AND WONDERFUL WORLDMonday 8th June, 2020. I am never quite sure of the purpose of writing these pieces. I like to make myself focus each day for an hour and...
