Seeing this tranquil picture and feeling the season around us just makes me think of Spring. Being in the park, and using what we have to hand to enjoy the day. By deduction, paper boats mean there are children nearby. On closer inspection though, we see a couple of the boats contain autumn leaves, which…
An Engaging Easter – by Brian McCarthy.
On the very first Easter Sunday, Jesus made his fourth resurrection appearance to two believers walking dejectedly from Jerusalem to Emmaus. The beautiful painting by Caravaggio above, interprets the crescendo of the scene described in…
Why do we Practice Lent? – by Catherine McCarthy MA.
Early Christian writings dating back to the 4th Century record the tradition of fasting before Easter. At that time, bread, vegetables, salt and water were permitted. All meat and wine were forbidden. It was also a period of alms giving, self reflection, simplicity and sincerity. Lent is still observed by Christians today…
Feeling Shattered? – by Brian McCarthy.
CPA was formed by Catherine Gurney in 1883 on the basis of care for the welfare of serving officers. In line with the CPA Mission and Vision, Lancashire branch leadership team Paul Pountain and Tim Fryer produced an online event for officer and staff wellbeing on the morning of Wednesday 19th January 2022, titled ‘Feeling Shattered?’…
Happy New Year! Or should I say Hopey New Year! Let me explain. During an online coffee meeting with Thames Valley Police in the run up to Christmas, we were brilliantly challenged by Zoe from Wellbeing to an almost impossible task. To sum up 2021 in one word! Then as if that wasn’t hard enough, we were asked to sum up 2022 in one other word!!
A Christmas Message – by Allan Spencer.
It’s been suggested that if you strip away all the Christmas activities and traditions, then you’re left with no Christmas at all! Yet at its heart Christmas will always be much more than traditions. At its heart, Christmas is about the birth not just of a baby but of the beginning of a new relationship…
