Tony's Musings

From 4th March 1981, a poem from the archive.  There are years when the light dims not just in the sky, but in the soul of a people. Ninetee...

1965 - 60 years ago - November - Part 2 16.—Over 200 'people gathered in the modernized forecourt of St. Mary's and St. Peter's ...

The Ragged Philosopher (based on an anecdote told by G.R. Balleine) The boy arrived in Athens with dust on his sandals and three worn coins ...

Pagan Liturgy: Liturgy of the Tides and Seasons A Fourfold Rite for Circle, Shore, or Hearth Grief – The Waning Tide (Samhain) Invocation: W...

Silence The station drifted in orbit, silent and alone. No crew. No signal. Just the hum of systems maintaining themselves, a ghost of pur...

The Sunday Archive: The Pilot, July 1997 - Part 3 ST PAUL From PAUL BROOKS Minister IN June we had a week of prayer for revival. In some wa...

Red Flowers on the Field of Battle Drones and rockets striking terror, falling from above The innocent are dying: no compassion, and no love...

Something a little different today. I began with a title, and then a tune of a hymn, and this poem just emerged from that reflection, and so...

1965 - 60 years ago - November - Part 1 1.—The first helicopter service flight between Jersey and Guernsey took place this morning when a Si...

Priority Zones for Fast Charger Infrastructure 🔌 High-Density Urban Areas (St Helier) Why critical : Most rental flats and older homes rely...

New Wine, Loose Threads: Prayer Ministry Beyond Canon and Consent In many New Wine Anglican churches, the openness to Spirit-led ministry cr...

The Fool of Assisi In the sun-drenched hills of Umbria, a young man named Francis dreamed not of prayer, but of glory. He listened to troub...

Whiskers and the Candles: A Church Mouse’s Reflection Whiskers had lived beneath the chancel steps of St Adwen’s Church (which is in the vi...

The Sunday Archive: The Pilot, July 1997 - Part 2 PARISH LETTERS ST LUKES From DAVID JONES Priest-in-Charge LOOKING AFTER THE ROOTS UNDER t...

Clans gather on Tara’s Hill under moonlight for Samhain, marking the year’s end with firelit feasts, bardic tales, and ancient rites. Magic...

Graveyards of the Mind: A Samhain Story The veil was thin that night. She walked alone beneath the ash trees, their branches bare and whisp...

ROTISSERIE DU GRAND HOTEL Grand Hotel, St. Helier. Tel. Central 22301— opposite West Park Pavilion. Manager: Mr. L. L. Sangan, F.H.C.I. Chef...

Inflationary Feedback on the DFDS Flat Rate The JEP Reports that: “THE government’s deal with DFDS has been published – which reveals that t...

Christianity in Action: Lesson 6: Humility Shown in our Treatment of Strangers and Foreigners By G.R. Balleine [Warning: Balleine was writi...