2023-03-28 22:00
The past week was a newsy one in the UK.
We had Boris’s hearing before the Privileges Committee and Matt Hancock being stung by a fake consultancy.
However, it all began on Monday, Mar… Read More
Blog Directory > Spirituality Blogs > Religion Blogs > Churchmouse Campanologist | Ringing the bells for religion Blog >
Churchmouse Campanologist | Ringing The Bells For Blog
churchmousec.wordpress.com
Ringing the bells for Christian traditions and getting our story out there.
2023-03-27 22:00
The three-year Lectionary that many Catholics and Protestants hear in public worship gives us a great variety of Holy Scripture.
Yet, it doesn’t tell the whole story.
My series Forbidd… Read More
2023-03-26 22:00
The Fifth Sunday in Lent, Passion Sunday, is March 26, 2023.
Traditionally, the Fifth Sunday in Lent — Passion Sunday — begins a two-week season called Passiontide, which encompa… Read More
2023-03-25 21:00
The Fifth Sunday in Lent, Passion Sunday, is March 26, 2023.
Traditionally, the Fifth Sunday in Lent — Passion Sunday — begins a two-week season called Passiontide, which encompa… Read More
2023-03-24 21:00
Those who missed my first post on Red Wall MP Miriam Cates can find it here.
Today’s post continues a profile of the MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge in South Yorkshire.
Levelling up… Read More
2023-03-23 21:00
Yesterday’s post introduced Matt Hancock’s hunger for absolute control during the coronavirus debacle.
The story, with excerpts from The Telegraph‘s The Lockdown Files, con… Read More
2023-03-22 21:00
Yesterday’s post on The Telegraph‘s Lockdown Files series focused on top civil servant Simon Case and how Government ministers and advisers brought about the first lockdown in 20… Read More
2023-03-21 21:00
The Telegraph stopped publishing their Lockdown Files series earlier this month.
However, I still have quite a few bookmarks to get through from the series.
Simon Case: ‘Mr Killjoy&rsq&hell…Read More
2023-03-20 21:00
The three-year Lectionary that many Catholics and Protestants hear in public worship gives us a great variety of Holy Scripture.
Yet, it doesn’t tell the whole story.
My series Forbidd… Read More
2023-03-19 21:00
The Fourth Sunday in Lent, Laetare Sunday, is March 19, 2023.
Readings for Year A, including an explanation of Laetare Sunday — the joyful Sunday in Lent — can be found here.
The… Read More
2023-03-18 21:00
The Fourth Sunday in Lent, Laetare Sunday, is March 19, 2023.
Readings for Year A, including an explanation of Laetare Sunday — the joyful Sunday in Lent — can be found here.
The… Read More
2023-03-17 21:00
Because events in British politics have been so dramatic, it has been some time since I wrote about Red Wall MPs in England.
My last entry was for Marco Longhi in July 2022.
Yesterday, I men… Read More
2023-03-16 21:00
Before David Cameron became Prime Minister in May 2010, Conservatives used to encourage marriage and the family.
Very few Conservatives these days speak highly of either institution in or ou… Read More
2023-03-15 21:00
The three-year Lectionary that many Catholics and Protestants hear in public worship gives us a great variety of Holy Scripture.
Yet, it doesn’t tell the whole story.
My series Forbidd… Read More
2023-03-14 21:00
The three-year Lectionary that many Catholics and Protestants hear in public worship gives us a great variety of Holy Scripture.
Yet, it doesn’t tell the whole story.
My series Forbidd… Read More
2023-03-13 21:00
The three-year Lectionary that many Catholics and Protestants hear in public worship gives us a great variety of Holy Scripture.
Yet, it doesn’t tell the whole story.
My series Forbidd… Read More
2023-03-12 21:00
This post continues my exegesis on John 4:5-42, the Gospel reading for the Third Sunday in Lent (Year A in the three-year Lectionary).
I normally browse Twitter on Sunday mornings. This is t… Read More
2023-03-11 22:36
The Third Sunday in Lent is March 12, 2023.
N.B.: WordPress technicians found a solution for my external links which were no longer opening automatically in new tabs. All should now open in… Read More
2023-03-10 21:00
Over the past several days, I have been digesting The Telegraph‘s series about the pandemic, The Lockdown Files.
Readers who missed them can catch up on my posts here, here, here, here… Read More
2023-03-09 21:00
On Wednesday, March 8, I went out for a leisurely lunch.
I thought I could avoid the parliamentary debate, which inevitably becomes party political. As it did … on Thursday afternoon… Read More
2023-03-08 21:00
Over the past week, I have been writing about The Telegraph‘s series, The Lockdown Files.
Previous entries can be found here, here, here and here.
N.B.: Not all of my links below are o… Read More
2023-03-07 21:00
My post last Friday (which includes links to previous ones) was about The Telegraph’s Lockdown Files discussed Boris’s sister’s negative memories of lockdown, the quarantin… Read More
2023-03-06 21:00
At the weekend, I read three enlightening comments from a former civil servant who told Guido Fawkes’s readers why, with a great majority of MPs, the Conservatives cannot truly en… Read More
2023-03-06 00:15
The three-year Lectionary that many Catholics and Protestants hear in public worship gives us a great variety of Holy Scripture.
Yet, it doesn’t tell the whole story.
My series Forbidd… Read More
2023-03-04 21:00
The Second Sunday in Lent is March 5, 2023.
N.B.: Please open links below in a new tab, as they no longer do that automatically. I am still waiting for an answer from WordPress on that loss… Read More
2023-03-03 21:00
Just as they did with their exposé of the parliamentary expenses scandal in 2009, The Telegraph‘s journalists have excelled themselves with their exploration of the Government&r&hell…Read More
2023-03-02 21:00
Yesterday’s post discussed the first release of The Telegraph‘s Lockdown Files articles.
N.B.: Please open links below in a new tab, as they no longer do that automatically… Read More
2023-03-01 21:00
Tuesday, February 28, was a busy news day in the UK.
As it is March 1, may I wish the Welsh a happy St David’s Day:
Today is St David’s Day!
Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus! pic.twi… Read More
2023-02-28 21:00
Mark Steyn’s British fans have been lamenting his departure from GB News a few weeks ago.
However, we have reason to celebrate, because his replacement, Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg… Read More
2023-02-27 21:00
My post last Friday was about Liz Truss’s 4,000 word essay in The Telegraph, her 49-day premiership and the support her mandate for growth subsequently received.
There is still te… Read More
2023-02-26 23:12
The three-year Lectionary that many Catholics and Protestants hear in public worship gives us a great variety of Holy Scripture.
Yet, it doesn’t tell the whole story.
My series Forbidd… Read More
2023-02-25 21:00
The First Sunday in Lent is February 26, 2023.
Readings for Year A can be found here.
N.B.: I’m still having problems with links opening automatically in a new tab, so readers will nee… Read More
2023-02-24 21:00
On February 4, 2023, Liz Truss wrote an exclusive 4,000 word article for The Telegraph: ‘I assumed upon entering Downing Street my mandate would be respected. How wrong I was’.
T… Read More
2023-02-23 23:16
Readers who missed them might wish to read Parts 1 and 2 in this series on Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, who announced her resignation as SNP leader on Wednesday, Februar… Read More
2023-02-22 21:00
The SNP (Scottish National Party) are currently looking for a new leader with the recent resignation of Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s First Minister.
I’m doing a brief series on St… Read More
2023-02-21 21:00
Ash Wednesday is February 22, 2023.
Readings can be found here.
N.B.: I have not yet received a response from WordPress regarding my lack of functionality in getting an embedded link to auto… Read More
2023-02-20 21:00
On February 19, 2023, The Sunday Times had an interesting article: ‘3,300 people tried the four-day week. What on earth happened?’
N.B.: I have not yet received a response f… Read More
2023-02-19 21:00
The three-year Lectionary that many Catholics and Protestants hear in public worship gives us a great variety of Holy Scripture.
Yet, it doesn’t tell the whole story.
My series Forbidd… Read More
2023-02-19 00:02
Transfiguration Sunday is February 19, 2023.
Readings for Year A can be found here.
Transfiguration Sunday is the last in the season of Epiphany. Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, is Feb… Read More
2023-02-17 21:00
Yesterday’s post covered Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation as First Minister of Scotland on February 15 and the reasons for it.
N.B.: Please open links below in a new tab, which they… Read More
2023-02-16 21:00
Wednesday, February 15, 2023, was a busy day in Britain.
The day began with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer announcing that the former Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, would not be allowed to run… Read More
2023-02-15 21:00
On Saturday, February 11, 2023, GB News aired Charlie Peters’s incredible 45-minute documentary, Grooming Gangs: Britain’s Shame.
This is not easy viewing, but it is important to… Read More
2023-02-14 21:00
According to statistics, 19% of Britons are classified as disabled.
The Government has a rather loose definition of disability as ReviseSociology explains (emphases mine):
Anyone ticking YES… Read More
2023-02-13 21:00
St Valentine’s Day is here. It’s time to get those cards, chocolates and roses ready.
You can read more about the Saints Valentine and how the day’s traditions developed in… Read More
2023-02-12 21:00
The three-year Lectionary that many Catholics and Protestants hear in public worship gives us a great variety of Holy Scripture.
Yet, it doesn’t tell the whole story.
My series Forbidd… Read More
2023-02-11 21:00
The Sixth Sunday after Epiphany is February 12, 2023.
Readings for Year A can be found here.
The Gospel reading is as follows (emphases mine):
Matthew 5:21-37
5:21 “You have heard that… Read More
2023-02-10 21:00
Today’s post concludes my three-part series on Mark Steyn’s departure from GB News.
Find out why he left here. This post has more segments from his evening programme, which will… Read More
2023-02-09 21:00
Continuing my occasional columns on dating, The Guardian had an interesting agony aunt column last week about a woman who wondered why her libido had decreased in her relationship with her … Read More
2023-02-08 21:00
Many GB News viewers will have been deeply disappointed that Mark Steyn has left GB News over the channel’s alleged attempts to make him liable for any Ofcom fines resulting from his s… Read More
2023-02-07 21:00
In December 2022, the then-GB News presenter Mark Steyn suffered two heart attacks within days of each other.
The first one he ignored, because he had never suffered a heart attack and didn… Read More
2023-02-06 21:00
The three-year Lectionary that many Catholics and Protestants hear in public worship gives us a great variety of Holy Scripture.
Yet, it doesn’t tell the whole story.
My series Forbidd… Read More
2023-02-05 21:00
The feast of Candlemas — the presentation of Jesus at the temple — is February 2.
However, a number of Anglican churches designated Sunday, February 5, 2023, as Candlemas.
Pictur… Read More
2023-02-04 21:00
The Fifth Sunday after Epiphany is February 5, 2023.
Readings for Year A can be found here.
The Gospel is as follows (emphases mine):
Matthew 5:13-20
5:13 “You are the salt of the eart… Read More
2023-02-03 21:00
This week, Big Brother Watch’s Ministry of Truth exposé states how UK Government agencies tracked social media accounts of certain well-known Britons during the coronavirus pand… Read More
2023-02-02 21:00
On Monday, I wrote about the UK’s third anniversary on becoming free of the European Union.
Admittedly, Northern Ireland is still half-in and half-out, a problematic situation that is… Read More
2023-02-01 21:00
Did you ever wonder how the people featured in social media memes got there?
The answer is: purely by chance.
Below are profiles of three people who have gone viral, one of whom you will ins… Read More
2023-01-31 21:00
January 31, 2023 marks the third anniversary of Brexit:
Happy Third Brexit Day https://t.co/kCoSiqWF5r pic.twitter.com/rLIjnOP8ga
— Euro Guido (@EuroGuido) January 31, 2023
As I hav… Read More
2023-01-30 21:00
In the UK, polls have showed that Britons, particularly younger ones, have no intention of working.
The latest Government findings came out on January 22, 2023. The BBC reported (emphases mi… Read More
2023-01-29 21:00
The three-year Lectionary that many Catholics and Protestants hear in public worship gives us a great variety of Holy Scripture.
Yet, it doesn’t tell the whole story.
My series Forbidd… Read More
2023-01-28 23:30
The Fourth Sunday after Epiphany is January 29, 2023.
Readings for Year A can be found here.
The Gospel is as follows (emphases mine):
Matthew 5:1-12
5:1 When Jesus saw the crowds, he went u… Read More
2023-01-27 21:00
Previous instalments in my series on Harry and Meghan can be found here, here, here and here.
I left off at the end of 2019, with The Sun publishing a story on the Sussexes imminent extended… Read More
2023-01-26 21:00
Anyone who missed previous entries in this series can find them here, here and here.
Every time I read about Prince Harry, I cannot help but think of the story of Jacob and Esau.
Mess of pot… Read More
2023-01-25 21:00
Last Friday’s post was about the friction between the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and the then-Duke and Duchess of Cambridge but also Palace staff. (You can read my first post on them h… Read More
2023-01-24 21:00
Those who have been following the Year A Lectionary readings during the season of Epiphany have good reason to be confused.
On the Second Sunday of Epiphany (January 15, 2023), the Gospel re… Read More
2023-01-23 21:00
This year’s Gospel reading for the Third Sunday of Epiphany — January 22, 2023 — was Matthew 4:12-23.
It was about the beginning of our Lord’s ministry in Galilee and… Read More
2023-01-22 21:00
The three-year Lectionary that many Catholics and Protestants hear in public worship gives us a great variety of Holy Scripture.
Yet, it doesn’t tell the whole story.
My series Forbidd… Read More
2023-01-21 21:00
The Third Sunday after Epiphany is January 22, 2023.
Readings for Year A can be found here.
The Gospel is as follows (emphases mine):
Matthew 4:12-23
4:12 Now when Jesus heard that John had… Read More
2023-01-20 21:00
Picking up where I left off last week, below are some old news articles from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s early years together, which might provide some insight on what Prince Harr… Read More
2023-01-19 21:00
Those who have missed the first two parts in this series can read them here and here.
Job interview mindset
As I wrote yesterday, think of dating as a type of job interview. Be friendly yet… Read More
2023-01-18 21:00
Yesterday, I began a brief series on dating.
That post addressed dating in the offline world.
Today’s looks at the online dating scene, upon which more Westerners depend for their love… Read More
2023-01-17 21:00
As I grow older, I find myself turning into an uncurable romantic.
My philosophy is that as many people as possible get married. Suitably, of course, because life is so much sweeter as a two… Read More
2023-01-16 21:00
My regular readers know that I have been writing about 2 Thessalonians over the past two weeks.
My January 8 post covered 2 Thessalonians 1:5-10, which is Paul’s brief yet stark descri… Read More
2023-01-15 21:00
The three-year Lectionary that many Catholics and Protestants hear in public worship gives us a great variety of Holy Scripture.
Yet, it doesn’t tell the whole story.
My series Forbidd… Read More
2023-01-14 21:00
The Second Sunday after Epiphany is January 15, 2023.
Readings for Year A can be found here.
The Gospel reading is as follows (emphases mine):
John 1:29-42
1:29 The next day he saw Jesus com… Read More
2023-01-13 21:00
Following on from Wednesday’s post, I have a few bookmarks about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex which are worth exploring in light of Prince Harry’s new book, Spare.
As Harry por… Read More
2023-01-12 21:00
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023, the outspoken Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen had the whip removed for remarks he tweeted about the coronavirus vaccines.
He now sits as an Independent.
Before… Read More
2023-01-11 21:00
Try as I might, I have not been able to ignore the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
Before Christmas, their six-hour Netflix series aired. One suspects that, by Christmas Eve, the residents of He… Read More
2023-01-10 21:00
My better half and I know someone who owns an electric car.
He feels virtuous for so doing.
We wonder how he and his family are enjoying their EV, because on Friday, January 6, 2023, The Tim… Read More
2023-01-09 21:00
Yesterday’s post on 2 Thessalonians 1:5-10 referenced several of John MacArthur’s sermons, one of which was ‘The Vengeance of the Lord Jesus, Part 2’ from January 19… Read More
2023-01-08 21:00
The three-year Lectionary that many Catholics and Protestants hear in public worship gives us a great variety of Holy Scripture.
Yet, it doesn’t tell the whole story.
My series Forbidd… Read More
2023-01-07 21:00
The First Sunday after Epiphany, the Baptism of the Lord, is January 8, 2023.
Readings for Year A can be found here.
The Gospel reading is as follows (emphases mine):
Matthew 3:13-17
3:13 Th… Read More
2023-01-06 21:00
January 6 is the feast of the Epiphany.
I am most grateful to whoever tweeted the link to my 2014 post ‘Why the Epiphany is so important — a Lutheran perspective’ on Thursd… Read More
2023-01-05 21:00
Those who missed my retrospective on Pope Benedict XVI’s papacy can read parts 1 and 2.
Today’s post, the last one about this holy man, looks back at lesser known facts about his… Read More
2023-01-04 21:00
Yesterday’s post covered the early years of Benedict XVI’s papacy, from 2005 to the beginning of 2010.
Today’s post will cover a few more news items from 2009 before moving… Read More
2023-01-03 21:00
May Benedict XVI’s soul rest in peace with his Lord and Saviour.
Before going into little-known facts about the former Pontiff’s life and influences, below are news items about h… Read More
2023-01-02 21:00
In a 1991 sermon, one of which I used in an exploration of 1 Thessalonians 5:12-15, John MacArthur gave his ten reasons for entering the ministry.
He gave his reasons in ‘The Sheep&rsq&hell…Read More
2023-01-01 21:00
The three-year Lectionary that many Catholics and Protestants hear in public worship gives us a great variety of Holy Scripture.
Yet, it doesn’t tell the whole story.
My series Forbidd… Read More
2022-12-31 21:00
May I wish all my readers a very happy, healthy and prosperous New Year!
In 2023, there are three choices of readings for January 1, which falls on a Sunday.
One can choose from the Holy Nam… Read More
2022-12-30 21:00
Gosh, what a lot of news to cover in one post.
Admittedly, a few of these items are a bit old but fit in thematically.
Theresa May U-turns on support for Scottish gender reform legislation
I… Read More
2022-12-29 21:00
Even though we’re in the fallow period between Christmas and New Year, newspapers still have a few items of interest, especially when it comes to following up on stories from the past… Read More
2022-12-28 21:00
Once upon a time, civil servants wearing tweed jackets and ties used to check passports of people flying into the UK from abroad.
Since 2008 we have had Border Force, whose men and women are… Read More
2022-12-27 21:00
Before June 2022, the last time an ordination was shown on British television was when the first female Anglican priests were ordained in 1994.
I did not cover this at the time, as Boris sto… Read More
2022-12-26 21:00
The three-year Lectionary that many Catholics and Protestants hear in public worship gives us a great variety of Holy Scripture.
Yet, it doesn’t tell the whole story.
My series Forbidd… Read More
2022-12-25 21:00
December 26 in the UK and parts of the Commonwealth is Boxing Day.
The day, however, is the feast day of St Stephen, our first martyr, whose story is told in Acts 6 and 7:
St Stephen, the fi… Read More
2022-12-24 21:00
May I wish all my readers a very happy Christmas!
This is ‘The Adoration of the Shepherds’ by Anton Raphael Mengs (1728 – 1779). He was a Protestant from Bohemia who… Read More
2022-12-23 21:00
It’s hard to know where to begin with this year’s Christmas news, much of which is disappointing, to say the least.
That said, there is a bright Christmas message here, so please… Read More
2022-12-22 21:00
Three recent news items about coronavirus are worth passing along.
Long Covid and olfactory nerves
One of the many drawbacks of long Covid is the loss of the sense of smell.
To some extent… Read More
2022-12-21 21:00
The story goes that when the Swiss Reformer Zwingli said that Holy Communion was a mere symbol, an appalled Martin Luther observed that ‘another spirit’ was working through hi… Read More
2022-12-20 21:00
This is my final instalment on the rise and fall of Matt Hancock, the former Health and Social Care Secretary.
Those who missed them — and the drama of the pandemic — can catc… Read More
2022-12-19 21:00
We are now one week away from Christmas Day 2022.
Below are some of my posts on Christmas past and present.
The Octave of Christmas — O Antiphons
Centuries ago, it was usual for Chr… Read More
Subscribe to Churchmouse Campanologist | Ringing The Bells For
Get updates delivered right to your inbox!