To the beginning of another year A very happy and blessed New Year to all readers! And so we come to the beginning of another new year. I wonder what 2009 holds for us, how will it compare to the year just gone by? … [Read more...]
Bring near the day when wars shall cease
November 8, 2008 By
Bring near the day when wars shall cease My instinct is that, following the momentous events of the past week, the world has moved a little closer to the day when wars shall cease. But I have to say straight away that … [Read more...]
Serve thee with a quiet mind
October 12, 2008 By
Serve thee with a quiet mind Today is the Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity, just another Sunday towards the end of Ordinary Time in the Church's liturgical calendar. But for those of us lay people who lead a Book of … [Read more...]
May Peace Prevail on Earth
September 21, 2008 By
May Peace Prevail on Earth Today is the United Nations International Day of Peace, "Peace Day". I first mentioned it in a post back in June. There is a great deal of information about the background to the day, and … [Read more...]
Abide With Me
August 13, 2008 By
Abide With Me I mentioned in a comment on August 5th that my brother-in-law had died, and that I was having trouble finding the words to use for a post about his death. Now is, I think, the time to put that … [Read more...]
Give us patience and courage never to lose hope
July 25, 2008 By
Give us patience and courage never to lose hope Thinking about "hope" and the Church, the BBC Radio 4 Thought for the Day was, I think, especially apposite on Wednesday of this week (23 July). Hopefully, this link … [Read more...]
Hold us fast to your promises of peace
June 6, 2008 By
Hold us fast to your promises of peace Peace! Real world peace! It sometimes seems to be just an impossible dream. There's so much conflict in the world, so much upheaval, there doesn't appear to be enough room left … [Read more...]
Walsingham
May 5, 2008 By
Walsingham I took myself off to The Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham for a few days recently. The intention had been to make it a retreat-cum-pilgrimage; however, it didn't quite work out like that. My health rather … [Read more...]
By the lakeside you renewed your call to your disciples
April 26, 2008 By
By the lakeside you renewed your call to your disciples When I used to be somewhat fitter, a while ago now, I enjoyed walking. One of the places really liked going to was some flooded gravel pits near where I lived. I … [Read more...]
All your people may be gathered into one flock
April 11, 2008 By
All your people may be gathered into one flock I wonder if everyone being gathered into one flock is a real possibility in the near future. I had a look on Wikipedia to see if there might be a list of all the … [Read more...]
Andrew Gosden (now 18) has been missing from his Doncaster home since 14 September 2007. The search continues.
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