In the past decade it has been discovered that at the moment of conception, at our very beginning, in a phase intrinsic to the formation of ...

“The Holy Spirit bestows understanding. The Spirit overcomes the ‘breach’ that began in Babel, the confusion of mind and heart that sets us ...

We have a Pope!  God bless Leo XIV! God loves us, God loves you all, and evil will not prevail!  All of us are in God’s hands.  So, let us m...

Happy Easter to all readers!  I have been meaning to blog sooner, but have been particularly busy over the last month or so.  And there has ...

From the East Window of Worcester Cathedral ‘I thirst’ from the setting by Sir James MacMillan (b. 1959) of the Seven Last Words from the Cr...

There was I preparing my usual Maundy Thursday jeremiad on the crises of our time, the evaporation of meaning from our language and culture ...

Reposted according to tradition…   All friends of Christ, hold fast, hold fast; Fear not these desert days of Lent.  All grunged-up souls, a...

‘Here is my stone-ribbed nest … ’  St. David’s Cathedral, 6th March 2024. Wishing a very happy feast of St. David to all who have reason to ...

This year there is even more reason than usual to celebrate the birthday of the British composer Ruth Gipps (1921–1999).  Two new records — ...

The village of Deeping St. Nicholas, Lincolnshire, seen from the Peterborough–Lincoln train, 20th March, 2014. ‘We read to know that we are...

The lights are on the tree, the carols are on the radio, and the waiting will soon be over.  The dark coats will rustle in the pews, and eye...

A quick note to record my dismay and sorrow at the passing through its second reading in the House of Commons of the Terminally Ill Adults (...

From the Remembrance Service at the War Memorial in Mitcham, south London, 10th November, 2024: Then shall be said by Siobhain McDonagh MP:...

An adaptation by  Diocesan Design  of the  Fiesole San Domenico Altarpiece  (probably by Fra Angelico)  Reposted as tradition by now dictate...

We pray that in your love you hear this prayer, Although your grace is cried for everywhere. To save us from despair, we need you near us:...

For Lincolnshire Day (1st October), a third article in the  ‘Lincolnshire Towers’  series. St. James’ church, Louth, Lincolnshire, August 20...