Reflections and Stories

An Advent to Remember

Many people see Advent as the countdown to Christmas. The countdown to one intense day where presents are given, families get together, and a meal is shared between loved ones. 

However, what if we reframed our thoughts about what Advent is all about?

Instead of looking at it as...

My Favourite Saint: St Godric of Finchale

The North-East has a rich history of saints: Cuthbert, Oswald, Hild, Bede, Aidan. Among this great cloud of witnesses is St. Godric of Finchale, a hermit who lived for sixty years beside the River Wear.

Godric was born in Norfolk, in 1065, to humble beginnings. He spent his youth as a...

Rach’s Diary: The Calm Before The Beginning

My summer has been an odd one. I’ve mostly worked from my desk in Salford with a couple of visits to Birmingham. It has been nice to have that time of calm but it's also meant that once September hit it was a bit of a shock to the system to get back to my usual train journeys around and about...

Rach's Reflection: Rest

I wonder what it is that you do that influences other people, whether you realise it or not? 

Since the major train changes back in May I've often found myself with mere minutes to get across a train station to make my connection. There has been a couple of times when I have broken into a...