Author Archives: northumbrianreflections

Hopes and Fears At midnight the year ends, December 31st turns into January 1st and a new year, 2023 dawns. January is named after Janus, the Roman God of beginnings and endings. He is depicted as having two faces. One looking backwards, … Continue reading →

A Great Leader As I celebrate St Aidan’s day, back home here in Northumberland, my Facebook reflections on his life written last year in Ireland, still resonate. Perhaps more so, given the need today for such leadership that serves the … Continue reading →

A cake to mark our Mardi Gras, the last, as tomorrow marks Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent.  Lent a period of abstinence that culminates in the celebration of Easter, the event that was to change the course of … Continue reading →

On a day when the Archbishops of Canterbury and York have invited us to pause, pray and remember 100,000 people ‘known to God and cherished by God’ it’s a time also to reflect and lament. It is a solemn day. The number … Continue reading →

2020 the year the world changed beyond measure and a new era dawned.  My thoughts and feelings revolve paradoxically between hope and despair. Hope that out of the tragedy and the challenges of the present there may come affirmation of … Continue reading →

I deleted a post on Facebook yesterday. This is the first time that I felt I needed to do this. I did this because of the manner in which some people communicated with one another. I post, blog and write … Continue reading →

Waking in Ireland and returning tomorrow to Northumbria, giving thanks to God for the Celtic saint who among many has been the most influencial in my own life and calling. Ordained under his statue on Lindisfarne, gathering most Easter Sundays … Continue reading →