Thank you. This is wonderful.

Strength and courage. Anyone juggling priest school, job and family is an absolute hero.

Blessed Joseph, pray for us.

The church remembers him today. I think of him as the patron saint of second chair leaders - the gentle wise voices who problem solve and get things done. His prayers help me as I try to be half as good a dad as my own Dad. He made stuff, and didn't break stuff.

I flirted with St Thomas, because his feast is my birthday and I'm good at doubt. But on a whim I chose Joseph of Nazareth, Jesus' step dad. And what an inspired nudge that was.

Oh...

Andrew Davison on sacraments is excellent.

Can you post the list? I'd be more than happy to post you anything on it I have on a long and Ill-defined loan...

Ah, tricky to immobilise so no wonder it hurts. I would take as much codeine as your GP will let you. They're likely to be pretty conservative prescribers.

Are you in a boot? Where on your foot is the fracture? Good splintage is worth a lot in reducing pain but there's also sometimes just a period when taking lots of analgesia is the right thing to do. Prayers for healing from here too.

Most splendid of cats...