21 May 2021 0 Comment

Transition

When I was younger, I was always eager for transition moments. I was always excited at the beginning of a new school year and always excited for school holidays. I was excited to go to university and then to Seminary. They were big moments...
14 May 2021 0 Comment

Proud Owner of a Vaccine

I am the proud owner of one Pfizer Vaccination, my DNA is being edited as I write this! I have to say a big thank you to all the volunteers and staff at the Ashton Gate Vaccination Centre, they were brilliant from beginning to end and I...
7 May 2021 0 Comment

Life is Worth Living

I am grateful as I sit here writing; I am warm, dry and going home. As I look out of the train window at the pouring rain, the grey and cold I can feel nothing but contentment. Although it hasn’t escaped my attention that I am feeling...
30 Apr 2021 0 Comment

Connected with One Another

Yesterday morning, when I was brushing my hair, I stared into the mirror in shock and disbelief. No, it was not with the thought that I looked five years older than I did this time last year, but rather at something that was being said on...
23 Apr 2021 0 Comment

I Will Fear No Evil

I have taken my own advice, not on purpose mind you, I stopped looking at the news during the Easter Triduum, where I took some quiet reflective time, and have not gone back to it. I saw a small bit of TV news last week and felt...
9 Apr 2021 0 Comment

Thank You!

I cannot say a big enough thank you to you and everyone who helped make Holy Week and Easter a very special time for our community. The services and Masses of the Easter Triduum were very moving occasions. Although we are unable to talk to...
3 Apr 2021 0 Comment

Happy Easter

Happy Easter! May the peace of the risen Christ be with you. The liturgies we have celebrated as a community, over this Sacred Triduum, have been truly moving. Maybe it is because we were unable to celebrate last year and that has added to...
26 Mar 2021 0 Comment

Our Church was Designed to be Open

Tuesday was an amazing day. Who would have thought a year ago, that keeping our church open would be a novel event! It was something we took for granted, something that we never imagined not happening, but after a year of the church...
19 Mar 2021 0 Comment

The Ending

In January, when Boris sounded the firing gun for the start lockdown three, I came out of the blocks full of gusto. Like a veritable Rafael Nadal pouncing on to the court at Roland Garros I was ready for it. I had been boosted by seeing...
12 Mar 2021 0 Comment

Arguments and Disagreements

It seems that most people have an opinion on what I would say has been the most sensational Royal interview of my lifetime, and I still remember Diana’s ‘Queen of Hearts’ interview! The feud dividing the families makes EastEnders...