Thank you all for the birthday wishes. Thanks also to many dear friends who called or sent e-mails: especially to A & M in London who sang me Happy Birthday on my voicemail at 7:30am this morning — very nice to wake up to.
A very good day at work. My manager made a Harvey [...]
Today [29th] I’ve moved from the 20s to the 30s.
Last night I had a dinner with 10 work colleagues at a local Italian restaurant: very, very nice. The vegetarian risotto was wonderful, and wonderfully filling: though I did detect more than what the menu suggested was “a hint of chilli” so a lot of [...]
Today is the beginning of our salvation, and the manifestation of the mystery from the ages; for the Son of God becomes the Son of the Virgin, and Gabriel proclaims grace. Wherefore, do we shout with him to the Theotokos, Hail, O full of grace. The Lord is with you.
Troparion for the Feast of the [...]
A truly joyous, as well as challenging and informative, day: thanks be to God.
Due to me speaking for a long time to a friend over in London (Happy Birthday M!; many years!), I missed the Liturgy and arrived just as the first speaker was starting. Fr Geoff Harvey, from the Good Shepherd Orthodox Mission [...]
Where shall I begin to lament the deeds of my wretched life? What first-fruit shall I offer, O Christ, for my present lamentation? But in Your compassion grant me release from my falls.
The service of the complete Great Canon of St Andrew of Crete, together with a reading of St. Sophronius’ Life of St [...]
Not quite as dramatic as the transformation of young Max, but, as in seven days my tens digit will increment from 2 to 3, I decided to go for a small change: new style and a bit of blonde — I’m not as bold as some. My hair has gone from the orange of [...]
Shipmate IngoB will be baptised, confirmed and have first communion at his local RC church this Easter Saturday. Please remember him in your prayers.
I’ll be leaving the gates of Antioch Easter Saturday to fly down and attend: I haven’t met Ingo yet, but he is one shipmate I’ve wanted to meet for a long [...]
A great website from our ABC.
Skye and I (I freely admit I’m loving the actions and dancing around!) are greatly enjoying the sing-a-long sections of the website: Baby Karaoke, with wonderful animations of songs, Skye’s favourites being Baa Baa Black Sheep, Twinkle Twinkle, If You’re Happy and You Know It, Incy Wincy Spider and Heads [...]
Some great still shots from the film Into Great Silence [about Grande Chartreuse, the mother house of the legendary Carthusian Order] at the New Liturgical Movement blog.
I believe the release date in Australia is May 3rd. Looking forward to seeing it at the cinema.
From the same blog, information on the DVD (region 1 coding [...]
Jean-Michel has some wonderful photos, and no doubt wonderful text (but my French isn’t up to comprehending it all!), here of his pilgrimage to Croagh Patrick. I’m rather upset I didn’t know about this in the short time I lived in Dublin, as I would’ve gone there. God willing, there may be another [...]