Br Dave, AG
@rattigan.bsky.social
Franciscan friar & deacon in the Church of England. Curate of St Margaret of Antioch, Toxteth, in the Diocese of Liverpool. Love Hammer horror, good coffee and a decent pint of ale.
Argh. This has made me mad. I knew about the stalking, but not about the bishop's awful response.
June 29, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Argh. This has made me mad. I knew about the stalking, but not about the bishop's awful response.
"The idea that a vibrant democracy such as Canada, with a highly sophisticated sense of its own complex identity, might summon an elderly hereditary monarch from across the ocean to provide a focal point for its resistance to Donald Trump’s existential threat takes some believing." #facepalm
May 29, 2025 at 1:22 PM
"The idea that a vibrant democracy such as Canada, with a highly sophisticated sense of its own complex identity, might summon an elderly hereditary monarch from across the ocean to provide a focal point for its resistance to Donald Trump’s existential threat takes some believing." #facepalm
This is infuriating. None of it is the writer's, the UK's or Keir Starmer's business. Canada is a constitutional monarchy, and Charles is her king. End of.
May 29, 2025 at 1:19 PM
This is infuriating. None of it is the writer's, the UK's or Keir Starmer's business. Canada is a constitutional monarchy, and Charles is her king. End of.
Is there a link for this, please?
May 29, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Is there a link for this, please?
I preached from Luke 6 today; think I've seen conflicting lectionaries, but no idea why.
February 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I preached from Luke 6 today; think I've seen conflicting lectionaries, but no idea why.
Seems to be working for me (in SD, though - not sure if you get HD if you pay).
February 9, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Seems to be working for me (in SD, though - not sure if you get HD if you pay).
Sorry, I erroneously linked to X when I meant to link the BlueSky version: bsky.app/profile/ratt...
As I can't find where anyone has translated image to text of Bishop Bev's pastoral letter to the Diocese of Liverpool, here it is in text form:
A PASTORAL LETTER TO THE DIOCESE OF LIVERPOOL FROM BISHOP BEV
My dear sisters and brothers ... 1/
A PASTORAL LETTER TO THE DIOCESE OF LIVERPOOL FROM BISHOP BEV
My dear sisters and brothers ... 1/
January 30, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Sorry, I erroneously linked to X when I meant to link the BlueSky version: bsky.app/profile/ratt...