Sunday 11 January 2026 A trip north to see family for the weekend and another chance to attend Mass in Neston, and another wonderful homily from the young priest there. Again, he spoke without notes, mesmerizing us with stories of baptism, of water (it was raining outside), having started it all with a comparison using … Read more
Tuesday 6 January 2026 I’m still quite new to Holy Day’s of Obligation. I expected the church to be full tonight, but it wasn’t. Is it because people are at work or commuting home? I suppose some might think to skip it and ask for God’s forgiveness in confession. Anyway, Canon P informed us that … Read more
Sunday 4 January 2026 I’d never been into the sacristy before, or any sacristy come to think of it. But S had asked me to take the collection bags there before communion, so I was glad to have an excuse to take a peek. Inside was an Aladdin’s cave of Catholic paraphernalia. Priest stuff. There … Read more
I was handed a hymn book by S. “More hymns?” “Not very catholic”, she joked. But I was quite happy to be singing again. Today was about the Holy Family. In between Harking the Herald and a beautiful rendition of Bread of Life it seemed appropriate, what with the inlaws still here. A reflectiion on Mary and … Read more
Christmas Day I’ve always liked repeats. If they stopped making films and television shows I’d be happy with what has already been made. Perhaps that explains why I turned up for a repeat service. No, it was purely down to freshman ignorance. They teach you a lot in RCIA but not the mechanics of Christmas … Read more
Christmas Eve A Mass with Carols. More Massy than carolly. My wife came with me, which meant the world to me. She was really good about it, even though carols came with all our Catholic stuff. The church was packed, as I’d been told, which was why we arrived early. We sat a few rows … Read more