Bill Sherlock R.I.P. – MY FATHER
Bill Sherlock, R.I.P. Daddy (we called him Bill most of the time!) died today, March 13th, at 1pm. About twelve hours earlier, as I sat by his bed with my…
Reflections
A thought on worrying!
Ralph Phelps in a sermon entitled “How to Worry” tells about the clock that had a nervous breakdown. A new clock placed on the shelf was ticking two ticks to…
Ballot Boxes and Number One
Everywhere we look, every time we speak, every radio show we tune into or every TV news bulletin we watch brings the theme of ELECTION TWENTY ELEVEN to the surface.…
Home again Kathleen ….
A few years ago I saw a short film clip telling the story of Kathleen Field, a woman with a remarkable story with its roots in Vietnam. She was found…
Problems or Shadows?
Camels in the Desert (National Geographic 2006) A parishioner sent me this photograph during the week. It’s obviously a picture of camels, taken from overhead. What might be less obvious…
Whatever happened to Matt Talbot?
I was speaking to someone yesterday and the Beatification of Pope John Paul II was mentioned. The person wasn’t overly excited about it and, truth told, neither am I. Now,…
Suggestions!
It’s January 10th – the New Year will and truly begun. I had a call today about this blog and some questions about how it started. A few weeks ago,…
Three Christmas Video Clips
Hello! Thought I’d post three video clips – one I received today. It’s a very UP TO THE (TECHNICAL) MINUTE take on the Christmas Story. I looked at some of…
How many sTopping days left ’til Christmas?
Advent has set light to four candles. A circle of preparation that sought to lead us one week at a time to the celebration of Christmas. It was a call…