I’ve just returned from Donegal, where all the C of I clergy of Down and Dromore Diocese (that’s about 150 very holy guys and gals) have been holed up in the Central Hotel in Donegal town since Monday, enjoying our bi-annual retreat.   Continue reading →

I just can’t rave enough about The Shaping Of Things To Come, the book we’re reading for the next Dock Book Group.  Cosy by the fire, chilled-out movie soundtracks on the stereo, an occasional cat on my knee, I’ve been spending the last few nights devouring every line of this fantastic book. Continue reading →

Not really Dock-related… but some of this guy’s songs are among my favourite tracks on my ipod – so in tribute to Solomon Burke, who passed away at the weekend, pour yourself a long, strong drink, turn the volume up, and listen to some great, heartfelt soul: Continue reading →

…which is, by happy co-incidence, both the title of the next book in Dock Book Group, and a suitably portentous-sounding title for a blog telling you about some upcoming events! Continue reading →

How’s this for a perfect view from the car window on my first day back to work?  Rainy, dark, cold, miserable… As if to say: you’re in Northern Ireland now and boy, your holidays are over! Continue reading →