• Politics *and* Religion – that West Wing moment down under

  05/09/2013

  Here’s a quick catch-up from Australia.

  Life imitates art.

  gay marriage, Jeb Bartlett, Kevin Rudd, LGBT, West Wing

Previous Posts

• Keeping the Feast

  02/11/2006

  It is All Souls Day – the Day of the Dead. The main celebration (and it always is a celebration) here is a full choral requiem (Duruflé) at 7.30 pm this evening. Gentle beauty. Strong memories. Powerful reflections. Black vestments. On this day, we remember by name in prayer those who have died. Never a…

• Sheilagh Kesting

  01/11/2006

  Congratulations to Sheilagh Kesting. It was announced yesterday that she will become the next moderator of the Church of Scotland. Sheilagh has a passionate commitment to working ecumenically – she believes it more than most these days. No doubt that will be one of the key features of her moderatorial year. How delighted they must…

• Playing on the MP3 Player

  31/10/2006

  Here is the playlist from the MP3 player for today’s trip to Edinburgh… (in no particular order of precedence) 1 – Tammy Wynette – Stand by your man 2 – Folk och Rackere – Stjärnhästen [Fond memories of Sweden in December]. 3 – Zelenka – Missa dei Patris 4 – Runrig – Heartland 5 –…

• Lappets

  28/10/2006

  Learned an excellent new word this morning – Lappet. The Lappets are the thingies that hang down from the back of a mitre.