Monthly Archives: October 2009

Ignore the photograph, I am not anti-royalist, it is just a cheap joke! But I do want to pause and consider how the wisdom of the psalmist might guide our thinking as Catholic Anglicans. As we continue to reflect on … Continue reading →

My good friend Father Ivan Aquilina SSC has long run an impressive blog, indeed it was he who encouraged me to start this one! Being somewhat less excitable than me he tends to produce more measured articles and I have … Continue reading →

This morning the half term break afforded me unexpected space in the diary. I used it to produce a paper which will be given to each member of my congregation this Sunday. It is intended as an educational tool to … Continue reading →

Congratulations to Sarah and Tom Kempster who contacted me yesterday evening on the birth of a baby daughter, Freya weighing in at 5lb and 5oz! It has not been an easy pregnancy nor birth and therefore mother and babe are … Continue reading →

The rock band pictured above released a hit which is running through many a mind at present…’should I stay or should I go?’ For there can be no authentic Catholic Anglican who is not intrigued by the recent developments in … Continue reading →

I wonder how I might be reacting to the news of the Pope’s offer to Anglican Catholics if I were a supporter of women bishops? With the proclamation coming like a bolt from the blue there is a danger that, … Continue reading →

The reason I am still an Anglican, despite believing the Church of England has lost its faith, is that I made a pledge to stay and fight alongsid orthodox, bible believing Christians some years ago. I do not, you see, … Continue reading →

Yesterday I attended the first day of the Forward in Faith assembly in London. There was a very healthy number in attendance and, perhaps unsurprisingly, attention was focussed on the impact and consequence of the Pope’s wonderful gesture of love … Continue reading →

Tomorrow (Friday) afternoon the Pre-school are holding a special fete as part of their fund-raising initiative. I am extremely grateful to the mums and staff who have worked so hard to get this event organised. Little wonder then that I … Continue reading →