“We never know, at the time, the ripple of consequences set in motion by the slightest act of kindness.” Those words of the late Jonathan Sacks seem especially apt in…
Eddie GilmoreSeptember 8, 2021
Summer has always been a time for ‘getting away’, and even if in this second year of the coronavirus it remains difficult to jet off to the distant beaches of…
Eddie GilmoreAugust 4, 2021
The American writer Henry Thoreau claimed that we should not judge our wealth by the things we possess but by the amount of free time that we have. (more…)
Eddie GilmoreJuly 6, 2021
Almost as thrilling for me as the spectacle of Euros 2020 finally taking place a year late has been the sight of spectators in stadiums again. (more…)
Eddie GilmoreJune 28, 2021
After over a year of being largely prevented from doing things in groups I feel like the luckiest man alive to have been part of four very special collective experiences…
Eddie GilmoreJune 16, 2021
“You don’t realise how much you’ve missed something until you have it again.” (more…)
Eddie GilmoreJune 8, 2021
Two incidents involving foreign languages in the days leading up to Pentecost gave me an unexpected insight into this feast that I’ve always struggled somewhat to relate to. (more…)
Eddie GilmoreMay 25, 2021
When planning a garden over twenty years ago I was inspired, in part, by two concepts: the romantic garden and the Japanese garden. (more…)
Eddie GilmoreMay 14, 2021
Yim Soon and I have enjoyed attending a zoom Mass every Sunday, so too the sense of community that has grown up around it. (more…)
Eddie GilmoreMarch 30, 2021
