DELPHI WINS 25 Aug 2013 | 06:45 pm

Yesterday the MadGang went to an obedience dog show near Carlisle. In obedience competitions in the UK there are six levels of difficulty. Over the passed eight years Mrs MP and Delphi have steadily c...

HOLY COMMUNION AT SAINT LAIKA'SFOR THE WEEK BEGINNING 25TH. AUGUST 2013 24 Aug 2013 | 10:10 pm

THE THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY THE FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST The order of service is posted beneath the audio file so that you can join in with the service. The words in bold type ar...

DON'T BLAME ME, BLAME MADDAD 24 Aug 2013 | 10:08 pm

The Liverpool manager flies to Kabul to watch a young Afghani play football.  He is suitably impressed and arranges for the player to come over. Two weeks later Liverpool are 2-0 down to Newcastle wi...

GREAT SONG TITLES OF ALL TIME 22 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am

THE MIDNIGHT JUKEBOX 22 Aug 2013 | 04:14 am

Nick Santini (the musician, not the actor who killed his dog and himself because they were being harassed by the city, his landlords and his neighbours) used to be in the group, Rocket To The Moon. Th...

WHEN BISHOPS ERR 22 Aug 2013 | 02:51 am

From a friend: It occurred to me in reading this morning's conversation how similar your experience of rejection is to that of broken personal relationship. Nothing has ever affected my sense of self...

SHRINK RAP 21 Aug 2013 | 08:50 pm

SELF HELP ONLY 21 Aug 2013 | 05:57 pm

All I hear from Christians is "Heal thyself!" Obviously I had got the priesthood thing all wrong and was wasting my time trying to help people in pain. I should have just told them to get over it.

NOT WANTED ON VOYAGE 21 Aug 2013 | 05:08 pm

I have now been an unemployed priest for three years. What on earth are you supposed to do everyday when your life is over but you are still alive?

THE MIDNIGHT JUKEBOX 21 Aug 2013 | 04:49 am

Nowadays you rarely come across a piano being played at a folk concert. (The Unthanks had a brilliant pianist in their band back when they were really good but she is no longer with them). I suppose i...