Think of the love that the Father has lavished on us, by letting us be called God’s children; and that is what we are.
-1 John 3: 1

Harum-scarum stuff at Brickfields. Kicks went begging and @rafrugbyunion scored the length of the pitch breakaway try.

The final whistle couldn't come soon enough.

One step closer to retaining the #InterService trophy.

#GoNavy #NavyRugby #Plymouth

📷 Callum Sanders

This result could be HUGE come the end of the season.

Battling Plymouth Argyle have beaten Championship leaders Leicester City!

#BBCFootball #efl

Statement by Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the Democratic Republic of Congo 'The absence of State authority over large swathes of territory has cleared the way for brutal levels of violence & attacks' David Cameron Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP davidalton.net/2024/04/09/sta…

Evan W. Nachtrieb warns that if the world does not act there will be another African War: a Rwanda-Congo War. The last one in the Great Lakes region killed more than 5 million people. Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP David Cameron U.S. Ambassador at Large Rashad Hussain Secretary Antony Blinken See foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/01/rwa…

On this day in 1982: the Falkland Islands were invaded by Argentina.

Today, we remember the bravery and actions of the Royal Marines Naval Party 8901 and Members of the Falkland Islands Defence Force who fought to defend our Islands against overwhelming odds. 🇫🇰🇬🇧

#Falklands42

Today there is a great silence over the earth, a great silence, and stillness, a great silence because the King sleeps.
- An ancient homily for Holy Saturday

I wrote this to FS Cameron 20/11/23. “We should be aiming for this. There is no justice for Palestine without security for Israel, & no security for Israel without justice for Palestine. Ultimately each must be as convicted of the need to deliver for the other as themselves”

Today's Passiontide #ViaCrucis is from Blackfriars, Oxford, a church in which J.R.R. Tolkien regularly worshipped. The orc-like figure, a sign of the dehumanising effect of sin, is believed to have inspired him. The 9th Station - Jesus Falls the Third Time:
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Since the last election we've had:

Five Chancellors
Four Foreign Secretaries
Three Prime Ministers
Two Defence Secretaries

But only one Armed Forces Minister.

He has been a rare constant in the turmoil of Government. Totally committed to defence and Labour thanks him for this.

I pressed the U.K. Government today to follow up with sanctions the imposition of the illegal Article 23 on the people of #HongKong and the increased use of transnational pressure on BNO passport holders.

Why is our crew always able to deliver on ops?

It’s easy with a dedicated individual always providing morale & motivation 💪

LPT Rowston was awarded the Tony Tyrwhitt-Betteridge Trophy in recognition of his hard work, the highest accolade for a Navy PTI 🎉

#GlobalModernReady

So proud and honoured to become a member of the House of Lords today. I will use my voice for everyone in the United Kingdom with a learning disability who needs to be heard. ⁦Team Domenica⁩

thank you Liam Fox MP you r fantastic! Don't Screen Us Out Down Syndrome News 🌍 Down's Syndrome Scotland #wouldntchangeathing Lord (David) Alton Carla Lockhart MP Paula McGowan OBE.

In Royal Navy Jackspeak an egg is a ‘Cackleberry’ Usually available poached, fried or scrambled on most SCRAN counters across the Fleet and integral to the Navy’s greatest contribution to cuisine, the ‘Cheesy, hammy eggy’ 🥚

If discouragement overwhelms you, think of the faith of Joseph;

if anxiety has its grip on you, think of the hope of Joseph, that descendant of Abraham who hoped against hope;

if exasperation or hatred seizes you, think of the love of Joseph, who was the first man to set eyes

'That's why they left! Who cares about such a Church! We should intellectually and morally challenge young people.' - Bishop Robert Barron tells me why he thinks young people have left the Catholic Church, and what he calls the wider 'spiritual crisis' in Western society today.

…if you don’t mind!