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I was telling them at Mass today that I went to bed last night feeling a bit mad with myself – disappointed, I suppose. I had a Funeral and Wedding…
Reflections
Best wishes to you all
As we continue through the Christmas days and in the lead-up to New Year’s Day, may I wish you one and all every blessing, good health and happiness as we…
Tinsel and tenderness
He was found dead. People spoke with genuine sorrow and more than a little regret. He kept to himself. He’d moved from England. He used sit on a park bench…
Here comes that rainbow
As I was walking to the church this morning for Mass – alas, close enough to the last minute, my breath was taken away by a wonderful rainbow that seemed…
Kitchen Prayers
This piece is from “Let Advent Be Advent”, published by Messenger Publications in 2017. Kitchens are great places! So much family life is lived there. There may be better furnished…
A room with a view
She had mentioned it to him before but for some reason brought it up again: “You really should clean out the shed.” He agreed and said he had been putting…
Sorry for your trouble
This evening we had our annual Remembrance Service for those who died in the parish in the past twelve months and whose funerals were celebrated in our four churches. We…
Sunrise to Sunset
This morning, when I opened the blinds I was pleased to see the sun rising through the bared branches of Winter trees. It was not the first time I had…
At the eleventh hour
During the week there has been a lot of talk about today being the 100th Anniversary of Armistice Day, that brought to an end the First World War. It was…
A story in everything
My aunt was washing the dishes and, I think, feared I might drop something so she left me the job of drying. Each cup and saucer, each spoon, fork or…