I have just finished reading The Dark Box:A Secret History Of Confession by John Cornwell, an excellent writer with a long history of books regarding the Catholic Church, who is only just hanging on by a thread to his Catholicism, mainly because of massive encouragement from his wife. The book […]
Married life
The Reality Of St Bede’s In The 1950s & 1960s
People recently have been remarking on the language used in my blog postings and how it offends some and puts them off attaching to my ideas. Well I feel very sorry for having offended their honourable dignities but feel that I do not really want to attach myself to those […]
A Diet A Day Keeps The Doctor Away- Week 3
Day 15 – Monday 9th December 2013 Well after all the shenanikans of the weekend my weight was 106.3kgs which is not too bad only a gain of 0.3kgs. It would be lovely to get down to 105kgs by next Sunday. I will persevere and for breakfast this morning my […]
My Day In Dublin At The Risen People
Well what a day I had in Dublin yesterday. Every time I go down, although round here they say up, to Dublin, even though Dublin is south east of here, you never here of people in Manchester say go up to London but I suppose up to Dublin might have […]
Why Use Animals When You Can Experiment On Africans?
Well after exposing the sham of 21st century living with my thoughts on the tragic hoax of 9/11, which attracted much comment and further facts on the fact that it was not Johnny Muslim who laid waste to the centre of New York back in 2001 but probably G W […]
The Wedding of Louise and Boz and Other Events
Well I have just arrived back in Ireland after a hectic week full of celebratory meals and too much alcohol, as we enjoyed the high spot, the wedding of my third daughter, Louise. The trip commenced with a visit to see my old chum, Howard Skelton at Southport Cricket Club. […]
Peace Reigns On A Turbulent Future.
As we sit through these languid, warm and showery days of August 2013 realising there is work to do, putting a coat of varnish on the windows or clearing out the garage after a winter’s misuse, I wonder whether I am relaxing too much but sod it, I have had […]
What Was It That Made Me A Catholic?
Well it was nothing really, just the fact of being born of my mother and encouraged by my father. My mother was Catholicism personified, of North Manchester Irish stock, she came from Corpus Christi parish, off Oldham Road. Prior to the 1914-18 war every other house in that district was […]
A Pox On Politicians.
I want to know how it is that all politicians are iffy and I will not be vague. Why is it that all politicians are vainglorious, self-promoters. They are not and never will be as their blurb insists, seekers after fairness, honesty and good for all. Interested in the well […]
Empty Nesters.
After nearly 40 years of marriage, 39 years and six months to be precise, the last bird has flown the nest. They have been flying the nest gradually for the last 22 years and I have never given it much of a thought as each one took wing, but the […]