Easter Weekend 2023
“The place of God’s power is an empty space, and in his story of absence and longing, we learn that most of life is lived on this threshold between emptiness Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Southampton
2022: Year-in-review
A couple of paragraphs to close out 2022. This is the year I said goodbye to London and put an exclamation point on Kingdom Hearts. I spent a night in Continue Reading →
Old Southampton
“In God is my hope. RB. 1605” Quotes from A Walk Within the Walls (The Story of Old Southampton) by Elsie M. Sandell: “Through the Bargate archway, too, went most Continue Reading →
Hotels in England
A quick list of my top five. Here’s a link to a previous post with the different cities visited during my two-years in the UK. (1) The Midland in Morecambe Continue Reading →
Weekend 551.0
(1) Southampton FC take short-term risks for long-term gain with departures (Southern Daily Echo) (2) How Westminster Abbey suffered from no longer being Catholic (Catholic Herald)
Weekend 545.0
I was in Southampton this weekend for the Saints home opener. Mass was at St. Joseph’s. Used my train (and coffee) time to put a nice dent in Faith Of Continue Reading →
At St. Mary’s…
…a draw is a win!
Weekend 544.0 (But if you’ll wait around awhile…)
I was in Southampton for the last Saints FC preseason match. It was a bit of a lackluster affair against Villarreal. They lost 2-1 but the atmosphere was great and Continue Reading →
2021/22 Football Campaign: Season End Review
When you don’t support Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester, or Tottenham you spend a ton of time during the season biting your nails and speaking in tongues. Saints (English Premiere League)Saints Continue Reading →
Weekend 530.0 (So’ton)
“Either way it’s OK, you wake up with yourself…” No live football this weekend but back in action next weekend. (1) World Cup 2022 draw: England drawn against USA and Continue Reading →