I try and follow the news to stay up to date with what is happening in the world. I view the news media as presenting the basic facts about something but understand that it can be done from a particular perspective or angle. We…
The Olympics – that is the Summer Olympics of the 31 Olympiad – are underway. Rio 2016 promises to be a big event and I hope it goes smoothly. The sporting events will be held mainly in Rio de Janeiro, a dynamic and diverse…
‘Padre? Isn’t that your name? I thought it was your name!’ Yes, it was an interesting discussion – chat really – as one does when you’re waiting with Sea Ca-dets at the end of an evening for them to be collected and driven home….
We were setting up the chapel on base last Sunday night for the service. The chapel is large and the sanctuary can be configured for particular styles of worship. We don’t change much – move some flowers, place the Holy Communion vessels on the…
You go away for a few days and look what happens to the place! ☺ It was interesting being in Greece on the day after the referendum. Friday was the ‘breaking news’ day of the result – and those numbers and statistics – and…
I hadn’t thought about it before the question was asked ‘Which Charlie Brown character are you?’. At the moment there is interest in Charles M Schulz and ‘Peanuts’ with a new film and book to mark 65 years since ‘Peanuts’ began. But I hadn’t…
I am quite captivated by our first grandchild. (I do hope we take as many photos and film clips of the tenth or twentieth grandchild!) Ariana and her mother came to us after Claire’s wedding and they went home this week. (Jenny’s husband flies…
I write this before the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup that will be played this weekend. The final eight teams are: Argentina, Australia, France, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa, and Wales – four from the northern hemisphere and four from the south….
The day after I returned from holidays I went to the Churches Together in England Forum (which is held triennially) and walked through the ecumenical landscape in the business sessions, at the displays, at the presentations and discussions and at meals. I was (nicely)…
Yesterday was VJ Day and the 70th anniversary of the end of World War 2 in the Pacific. Yes, that’s a long way away in both time and distance. I was asked to conduct a brief service at the Mildenhall Cenotaph and here are…
