Author: petrath1

As the letters after my surname would suggest, I am a member of a religious order; Third Order, Society of St. Francis. I am serving a second term of office on the Provincial Chapter of the Order, as Provincial Secretary and Trustee, my new six-year incumbency starting in February 2023. 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. I hope you will enjoy browsing over this site, and that you will find something to help you on your spiritual journey.

More updates

Hello again! This is to let you all know that I have updated the Pastoral Poems section with another selection of verse. You can now see vibrant coloured header pictures on the pages and email is now installed. Further updates as and when they occur, probably a few more flicks, kicks and tricks! I have … Continue reading More updates →

Website update

Greetings everyone. Four of the webpages now have verse on them: Septet of Red, Franciscan poems, Mainstream Poems and Mental health poems. The next major task is to write the third of three Resurrection poems and then upload them. I may have to do this in columns as all three are long uninterrupted verse, written … Continue reading Website update →

Poetry now added

Although this site is still far from finished, poetry has been added to the Franciscan, Mainstream and Mental Health pages. Do please feel free to browse through them. Pax, Peter.