Deacon Diaries

There was a parishioner that I used to take Holy Communion to in their home. This wasn’t every week, but when required. There were always…

Whilst watching television with a few members of my family recently, a programme came on, as we flicked through the channels, that was following the…

I think it is a fairly safe bet to say that anyone reading this reflection will have a cross/crucifix in their house, probably more than…

Recently I was listening to the sports report at the end of the BBC News and they were giving a round up of the action…

A couple of weeks ago I saw a funny line on social media, it asked, “So if you were asked in 2015, what you would…

Last year I met up with a small group of people that I went to secondary school with. Over the years we had managed to…

A couple of years ago I was helping to take a group of students from our secondary school away for a 4 day residential retreat….

Members of my family will readily tell you about how I have a tendency to leave certain things to the last minute. The ‘I can…

There are probably as many types of homily as there are priests and deacons that preach in our churches. Everybody has their own style, their…

We are all now becoming used to the sight of people using face masks in all sorts of situations. Prior to Covid I was used…