Pope Francis phoned Gaza's only Catholic church 'every day' - as priest reveals details of last call

Catch our amazing company in action at the Oxford Playhouse in April! Book here www.oxfordplayhouse.com/events/every...

There's not much that my entire family agrees on these days. But this video made every single one of us laugh until we nearly wet our pants last night. Even the cat came to see what all the fuss was about.

Thank you @stocki61.bsky.social for this review of Garden Song - stocki.typepad.com/soulsurmise/

So Boris thinks obesity is the fault of vicars in the @churchofengland - I must have missed that bit in my ordination vows! There’s much to accuse us of at present, but I suggest not this.

Boris Johnson blames the Church of England for obesity crisis

www.thetimes.com/article/5feb...

I can’t describe how sad I am about this assisted dying debate. Maybe because I sit with the dying in hospices and know what a good death can look like. I understand the feelings and views of the other side, I really do. But this legislation feels rushed and brutal to me.

On Thursday at St Mary’s we’re starting the first in our Advent series on women in the genealogy of Jesus - Tamar:

‘But the issue we now need to face is that even such a high profile and symbolic resignation doesn’t solve the problem’ - a helpful piece by Bishop Philip -
www.churchnewspaper.com/three-danger...

I love cycling. If I'm ever killed by a motorist; whether through negligence, weakness, or their own deliberate fault... I hope no one says I died doing what I loved. Instead let people say I was interrupted doing what I loved, and killed by a motorist.

A group of us spend Thursday lunchtime with @clarehayns.bsky.social ‘s Unveiled: Women of the Old Testament and the Choices they Made. Always thought-provoking.

Taken myself off for a few days of rest to the beautiful Wye Valley

If anyone wants an excellent advent book then this is thoughtful, beautifully written, and very pertinent at times like this.