Apples and Roses

Both climate change and bureaucratic incompetence are being blamed for the Venice floods.  Venice has been sinking all my life, and I suppo...

I had a note from a priest who was feeling guilty about what he was saying to his flock. He read on a news forum the complaint of a Catholic...

I don't think April is the cruelest month. The cruelest month is most definitely November, especially in a northern country like Scotlan...

I'm back from Rome, and I'm all tired out. I think I'm getting a cold, too. If you were interested in what I was up to during ...

I have had an email from a concerned reader wondering where and how I am. I'm fine! I'm in Rome covering the Synod of Bishops fo...

On Monday I had the heat on in my office so that the apple juice would be nice and not-cold for the cider yeast. I enjoyed the cocoon of war...

Yesterday I made 4 litres of apple juice for cider, presided over the After-Mass teapot, and made an apple-themed three-course dinner for fi...