Some of you may have noticed that you have not been able to comment on the pages on this site. This was an oversight on my part and I have now amended the pages so that comments may be made. Please now feel free to comment on any of the poems on the site. Someone once asked me as to whether the poems were all my own work. Yes indeed, they were all written by me, some taking far longer than others! Just a good look round the site will verify that! By the way, all comments are moderated to ensure peace and harmony.
I am also thinking of putting some excerpts of certain poems on the site as a ‘taster’ of the whole poem. This will, in the main, be for the much longer pieces, but I may well do this for the shorter ones too. Now that the essential work of enabling comments has been done, do please feel free to comment as you feel led.
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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