Publish in the Largs and Millport Weekly on Wednesday 29th September 2021   Autumn has a way of evoking more poignantly the sense that time is passing. From my office window, I have the joy of contemplating my neighbour’s majestic sycamore trees as they change across the seasons. They are...

Published in the Largs and Millport Weekly News for 22 September 2021 I recall as a child walking with my mother from Ardrossan to Saltcoats on a Saturday afternoon to get the messages. Occasionally, she would visit the wool shop if she wanted to knit something for one of the...

Published in Largs and Millport Weekly News on 15 September 2021.   Last Friday morning, I was worried that the fog would delay my ferry to Millport for a funeral. Shrouded in mist, Cumbrae seemed much farther away. In fact, it didn’t look like Cumbrae at all! A few weeks...

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Final volume of commentary of Gospel of Matthew focuses on liturgy, Eucharist   https://www.firstthings.com/article/2021/10/a-tale-of-two-pregnancies https://www.firstthings.com/article/2013/06/from-play-to-freedom