Some Summer Reading? One of the joys of a summer break is the opportunity to do a bit of reading. I like to mix fiction and non-fiction and here are a few that regular readers of the blog might enjoy. We are blessed in this area to have a number of local libraries and, every […]

Marking Significant Moments Many years ago, I spent a year living in a community called the Larche community. It was a community in which adults with learning disabilities invited others to come alongside them in a residential setting and to live a simple life together based on gospel values. It was one of the years […]

Anniversaries and Birthdays I recently had a week of annual leave and, while I didn’t travel very far, it gave me the opportunity to mark a few special anniversaries and birthdays. On 9th June 1996, I was ordained deacon in Dromore Cathedral. My year had hoped to mark our 25th anniversary of ordination by getting […]

Mind Matters One of the things that we have become much more conscious of since the pandemic is the state of our mental health. Many people went through very traumatic things over that time and there was a growing consciousness of how important it is to be able to speak to someone about these struggles. […]

Trying to Make Things Grow I don’t know if it was a rush of blood to the head or some things I have been reading, but we have started to take a bit more interest in the garden recently. Last summer, one of our projects was to dig up a bed at the front of […]