Some songs just hit home; resonate with you; ‘grab’ you. You hear versions of songs and meanings and a person’s life on the BBC’s Desert Island Discs. I came across Lewis Capaldi’s, ‘Someone You Loved’ by an algorithm shortly after the song was released….
My past two weeks have had their share of queues – mainly in airports, waiting for something to happen – to deposit bags, to enter the security area, to be scanned, to go through passport control, to get a coffee, to board the plane,…
This is the message I gave at the VE Service (8th May) at the 11:00am Remembrance Service at the Mildenhall Cenotaph. It was based on Micah 4:1-4 particularly v.3 – “He shall judge between many peoples, and shall decide disputes for strong nations far away;…
I’m not sure why I woke but I had a sense that something had happened with my phone. If it rings at 2:00am it is not for good news is my experience. I blearily looked at it and there had been no phone call…
I don’t remember where I was at the announcement of any previous Pope. I can recall where I was when Neil Armstrong stepped onto on the moon. I can recall where I was when 9/11 was happening. And now I can recall where I…
There is a mystery and an intimacy – a resurrection reality – when receiving Holy Communion. Jesus’ real presence is not defined by us – by our effort or emotions, whether we ‘feel’ him present or not – because Jesus declares what Holy Communion…
I was surprised and saddened on Easter Monday to hear of the death of Pope Francis. My immediate thought was that with Easter’s proclamation that death’s sting is gone and the grave no longer has the victory still ringing in our ears, there is…
I did smile when I read … Nero: This is the end of Christianity. Diocletian: This is the end of Christianity. Julian: This is the end of Christianity. Umayyad Caliphate: This is the end of Christianity. Ottoman Empire: This is the end of Christianity….
I like to sing. That is a surprise as, at Seminary, I was rejected from the Seminary Choir and had a ‘note’ from the music teacher at the Seminary for the Seminary and the church to allow me to speak the liturgy. (We were…
A good side of social media are the family connections – no matter which part of the world the family is – we can video with grandchildren home from school and parents can share brief clips of scenes, moment, activities – unfiltered as they…
