Story of my Life…

Well, a bit of it anyway!
For the benefit of those who can’t be bothered to do a search of the blog…(or simply lack the inclination) I’ve added into the sidebar, my conversion story and that of my reception into the Catholic Faith.
Or you can just click HERE
God Bless !

So, we’re nearing the end of my month long self-im…

So, we’re nearing the end of my month long self-imposed absence from internet Forums…and just how have I faired? To be honest, it’s taken some getting used to…I mean, if you sit in front of a computer screen for up to five hours of a day stuffing your face with just about anything, you get [...]

It’s a Holy Day of Obligation! Corpus Christi!

…shame that Catholic schools don’t neccessarily recognise or are unable to circumnavigate the fact that a high proportion of the parent’s of Catholic school children, will not be taking their children to Mass this evening…and in view of such ignorance or indifference, ensure that Mass is said in our primary and high schools on [...]

Leslie Burke doesn’t want to be murdered…

“The Court of Appeal is hearing a case brought by the General Medical Council (GMC), following an earlier High Court ruling in favour of a patient who wanted to ensure that doctors do not withdraw food and water once he is unable to communicate.”
God Bless.

Our Lady of Fatima

our lady of fatimaOriginally uploaded by ukok.
Today is the celebration and anniversary of the first occassion on which Our Lady appeared to three small children in the little village of Fatima, Portugal ; Lucy, Francisco and Jacinta. The Blessed Virgin Mary appeared 6 times in all from the 13th May 1917 up until 13th [...]

The Monastery!

‘The Monastery’, is the title of the mini series that gives us a glimpse into the Monastic life and of the effects of an intensive 6 week crash course in selfless living, upon a group of unsuspecting men with a little time on their hands and a big hole in their hearts.
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Oh, Brother!

The 3 part mini series set in a Benedictine Monastry and orchestrated by the BBC’s religion and ethics department (no, I didn’t know they had one either), had it’s first airing tonight. I was both relieved and suprised to discover that it wasn’t even vaguely reminiscent of ‘Big Brother’ and other such trashy reality TV [...]

Catching up.

The blog is looking a bit sparse lately. Unfortunatley there was an unexpected medical emergency in which a close family member required an immediate operation; and which also meant that I had to travel a considerable distance (at least 125 miles is a considerable distance for me) and which involved motorway driving (I freak out [...]

About St. Bernadette….

I’ve come to the conclusion that there really are no coincidences where St. Bernadette is concerned…today I go to Mass, and before Mass proper begins, I go to kneel and pray at The Lady Chapel. I light my candle, i’m about to kneel with my son and I can’t kneel…no, I didn’t get cramp…I look [...]