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Lent 2016.1 Vulnerable and Divine

Remember that I am a complex vulnerable human being full of contradictions yet with the imprint of the divine #Lentbegins I am going to try to post a blog regularly during Lent. I am not sure I will make it. … Continue reading

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2015 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 2,200 times in 2015. If it were a cable car, it … Continue reading

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Meddwl ar gyfer y Nadolig

Dw i’n hoffi Nadolig. Ond mae’n well gen i Adfent Mae Adfent yn aros amser Mae’n rhan o stori Nadolig Dan ni’n yn paratoi ar gyfer llawer o bethau yn ystod yr Adfent. Dan ni’n ymweld a theulu Dan ni’n prynu … Continue reading

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Diversity Challenges

I had a wonderful day. I have not been on a political rally since opposing the first Gulf War. I am sure there are photos of me with a SWP placard somewhere. There were a mixture of people. Politicos (Labour/Llafur, … Continue reading

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Celebrating Diversity

It was a pleasure to share a platform with Albert Owen, my MP and Leanne Wood, the Leader of Plaid Cymru as we spoke against racism in Llangefni earlier today. This in the speech I did not quite give. I … Continue reading

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My Poppy was multi-coloured

My poppy was multi-coloured. Actually it was not, I wore a red one, which somehow doubled in size upon my arrival at Church. I am happy to wear a red poppy because for me I acknowledge the sacrifice of the … Continue reading

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Remembrance 2014 revisited

This was written a year ago, for the most part I still agree with it still, except today I am perhaps even more restless for peace to prevail. “There is a time for silence and a time for speech” says … Continue reading

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Journeying together: sometimes with canines, sometimes not

Walking with different partners now. Samwise and Ted are the new team. Pippin and Frodo were great. I miss them. They understood me more than I knew, and there was a sense that we had journeyed together. I enjoy walking … Continue reading

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Memories of home: are they simply shadows in the mist?

She saw a cat that was not there. I agreed that it was beautiful and asked her its name. Mum, like many others, slips in and out of lucidity. Sometimes memories are fuzzy. She can remember my Gran vividly at … Continue reading

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An interesting reflection on baptism

Yesterday, I posed the question should we always baptise? I began by saying as a loyal priest within the Church in Wales I never turned people away. One of the comments made was by someone is becoming a very good … Continue reading

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