The organist librarian

Henry now near to walking and he enjoyed his new walker. To Heythrop for Panikkar event with 3 good speakers and a film about the great theologian. Good to see Michael Barnes, Michael Redman, Michael Ipgrave now Bishop of Lichfield and Peter Tyler. At coffee after Mass learnt a lot about St Chad's and why people left. Watched La boheme from ROH and wrote up notes on Panikkar for Xavier. 9 people came to Westminster Cathedral interfaith group and we had a great conversation about Panikkar as Mohan Gupta did nor turn up. To Grow meeting at Caterham vicarage - I left here 7.20 home at 9 thanks to poor train services. Show More Reactions

A quiet morning at home - played piano for a bit. Got to Bloomsbury Baptist for 1 only to find Philip Norman doing an illustrated talk on British organ building of the last 1000 years - didn't learn much. The organ students were down to play later. I got to London interfaith centre at Queens Park in good time and met a Catholic, Alan Rainer and Fr David Standley. Dr King spoke on ecology and faith and was excellent. Could have led to a really good discussion but I grabbed a tea and got to vespers. Liz went to Charlie Merritt's retirement mass at Northfields. Eugene was thurifer and he and the boys were a bit dopey. Visiting priest went up to the altar at the offertory so I had to politely ask him stand to one side so the censing could happen! Arthur Wills piece at the end from Ben. Simon Augustus cried off our pub drink so home to learn Seán had gone to hospital with Louise and Dennis so she missed her girls night out. Ciaran went to Ann Marie's and they are all now in bed...