Deacon Diaries

A few years ago I went to a pantomime with a group of youngsters as one of their ‘responsible’ adults. The pantomime was the story…

There was a television show on just recently, where they counted down the best 20 Christmas toys of all time. Now I don’t know who…

Somebody once said to me that fairground and theme park rollercoasters are a bit like Marmite, you either love them or you hate them! Now…

Within the Confirmation programme that we ran every year we would always have a specific event looking at, and experiencing, different types of prayer. One…

As many people will be aware the daily Universal Prayer of the Church, otherwise known as the Divine Office, finishes each day with Compline, or…

Just recently on the television, I came across a documentary programme that was all about what a poll of people had decided was the best…

Is it just me, or has everybody else recently received a deluge of post asking me to give to this charity or that charity? In…

Just at the moment there is a small cartoon that is circulating far and wide on social media. The picture is a silhouette of the…

I think we can agree that some children’s books are both timeless and could be termed as classics. I was recently involved in one of…

As you will know, one of my roles within my diaconal ministry is as part of the team involved in the formation and training of…