Tag Archives: pilgrimage

The materiality of faith

Posted on 20/12/2022 by alasdairflett

Working in a Cathedral, I think, does push one to examine Christianity and its various forms more often than the average person. Probably I am the sort of person who thinks about Christianity on a level above average for the … Continue reading →

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Presence and precedent

Posted on 23/05/2022 by alasdairflett

It wasn’t until day two of the pilgrimage that I got a moment to myself to log an entry in my journal. My first epistle stems from Wooler bus station where a Borders Bus has just pulled out of the … Continue reading →

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From St Magnus to St Mungo

Posted on 06/11/2020 by alasdairflett

You may have read a few blogs ago about my endeavour to create a repository of all human history as the ultimate pub quiz database, entitled “General Knowledge” and consisting of dozens of roughly seven-minute videos starting with early man … Continue reading →

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The bleary pilgrim

Posted on 21/08/2017 by alasdairflett

Bundled into the Corsa. Beltless, unshaven and woozy. Despite its lack of a working radio I still love this car. The defunct Blaupunkt reads “SAFE” in all-caps instead of channel, or frequency. It couldn’t display track number; in this respect, … Continue reading →

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