Thought for the Month September 2026 Forgiveness and Love in Tragedy                                          The events surrounding the fatal A66 traffic collision have left many people shocked, families grieving and created a social outpouring of anger over how it happened. Seven people died, five young men and two on-duty police officers, and the police investigation now includesRead more

Thought for the Month August 2026 I have heard from two people recently that they are Christians, and that they behave accordingly. This made me think about how a Christian should behave. Firstly by looking at Jesus’s life and how he behaved, and then at how modern day society influences our behaviour. Jesus Shortly afterRead more

Thought For The Month July 2026 Are you a Catholic? Am I? Is the Pope? The Editor often beseeches me to keep my Thoughts short and divided into bite-size segments so, ever-obedient, that is what I have tried to do here. I would ask you please to read the next paragraph, otherwise you won’t getRead more

Thought for the Month – Jun 2026 “Othering” Othering is the act of treating or perceiving individuals or groups as fundamentally different, alien, and separate from oneself or the dominant social “norm.” It creates an “us versus them” mindset, which can lead to prejudice, discrimination, and the marginalization of those perceived as outsiders (Oxford DictionaryRead more

Thought for the Month May 2026 Classical music, like pop, has its one-hit wonders – spare a thought for Gustav Holst., the Chesney Hawkes of Classic FM. Only his Planets suite gets played much, and even that always seems a bit anti-climactic after the big tune half-way through. But he also wrote choral music, oftenRead more

Those who know me also know that, on the whole, I’m a glass half full sort of chap, however, right now the only certainty I see is that the uncertainty the world is currently experiencing will be here for a considerable length of time. I had planned for this Thought for the Month to comeRead more