Deputy Head at Mount St Mary’s College. (he/his)
Joined May 2013
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Nothing is so beautiful as Spring –
Gerard Manley Hopkins SJ
ALT Nothing is so beautiful as Spring – Gerard Manley Hopkins SJ Image: purple, yellow and white crocuses flowering.
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Pivotal figures of our past, present and future.
Today, and always, we remember our Busby Babes: the #FlowersofManchester 🌹🕊️
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In a higher world it is otherwise, but here below to live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often
- St John Henry Newman
ALT Image: a woman drinking coffee at a breakfast table with some notes in front of her. Text: In a higher world it is otherwise, but here below to live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often St John Henry Newman
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In Scotland there's an 18th century house with a giant pineapple on top.
It might seem strange now, but 250 years ago this sort of thing was normal — people once used pineapples to decorate everything from sports trophies to cathedrals...
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The English poet Gerard Manley Hopkins coined the word SHIVELIGHT in 1888 to describe a clear shaft of sunlight that filters through the leaves and branches of trees.
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Martin Amis’s spontaneous willingness to give me his time and encouragement was indicative of a lesser-documented quality in his character and, I think, his writing: the quality of generosity, writes @EdwardDocx.
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Very proud to see former @MountSpinkhill music scholar Lance Corporal Emily Jowle playing with the Band of His Majesty's Royal Marines today. Emily said it was a surreal experience and she absolutely loved it. A truly inspiration Old Mountaineer - congratulations Emily!
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April is National Poetry Month, and today we’re sharing this poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins, SJ, a British #Jesuit and one of the great poets of the Victorian age.
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Calling all teachers, educators and librarians!
🚀The new #Explodapedia series of science books lifts off next week (@DFB_storyhouse, me & @MooseAllain)
Since it's a brand new concept in non-fiction publishing, we just want to say a few things by way of introduction🧵1/n
ALT hand holding new books in Explodapedia series: The Cell and The Gene
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Will I miss out on a uni social life if I do an apprenticeship? 🤔
#apprenticeship #university
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Find daily inspiration for your prayer this Lent by signing up for Lives to Inspire: Lent Retreat 2023. We will follow the lives of inspiring people, reflect on scripture and more each day.
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In 1930 the Indiana Bell building was rotated 90° Over a month, the 22 million-pound structure was moved 15 inch/hr while 600 employees still worked there. There wasn’t interruption to gas, heat, electricity, water, sewage, or the phone service. No one inside felt it move.
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This guide for parents has received rave reviews and is selling fast. It looks at the whole edifice of parenting from the daughter’s point of view, revealing many misconceptions and damaging parenting strategies and habits. girlsonboard.co.uk/shop/
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A ball rolling down a massive xylophone plays Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" in a forest in Japan.
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Today as we celebrate the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, here's a refresher on how to pray the rosary from the @archtoronto.
