I have made some essential changes to the site, mainly a fixed homepage to welcome you to the site! A more vivid background colour and an image change too. The blog page no longer takes up the front of the website, and the Vision page has made way for the blog page. Hopefully things will become easier for you to navigate, and if you have any suggestions for poems, please let me know.
In the meantime, I shall continue to write for the Franciscan page (available to all, not just Franciscans) and am considering a sequence of sonnets to highlight the miracles of Jesus; that is, healing, deliverance, resurrection and transformation. These will total approximately 40 sonnets, and I will work through them steadily.
Do keep coming back to the site for further updates and developments. Why not add it to your favourites?
As the letters after my surname would suggest, I am a member of a religious order; Third Order, Society of St. Francis. I served a second term of office on the Provincial Chapter of the Order, as Provincial Secretary and Trustee for three years and have since stood down. I have been a Tertiary Franciscan since my profession in 1996. As well as writing poetry, I enjoy the theatre, and have been a member of a local theatre company. I enjoy cricket too, and am a Life Member of Sussex County Cricket Club.
In April 2026, after approximately one year on a "Discernment Pathway", I was received into the Roman Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil. It was such a joyous occasion, being supported by so many people at my Confirmation. Those memories will live with me forever.
I hope you will enjoy browsing over this site, and that you will find something to help you on your spiritual journey.
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