Our house in Calais is under the patronage of Maria Skobstova, St Mary of Paris, who housed refugees in Paris during the Nazi occupation and was murdered by the Nazis on Holy Saturday 1945. We rely on her prayers. Maria Skobstova pray for us all who pass through your house

Growing older is not the closing act. It can be the most exquisite chapter — if you let yourself bloom again.

Part of a wonderful piece of art made by asylum seekers and their friends at our house yesterday with kind encouragement @artrefugeuk Yet another example of deeply gifted people offering kindness and encouragement in Calais.

Good to read a story of UK people happy to welcome and support migrants.

Excellent briefing in Calais this morning on the UK “one in one out” scheme by @RLSAthens . More evidence of the high quality commitment of many to those seeking asylum.

One of many remarkable & unreported aspects of life in Calais is the large number of young people who come to volunteer. They are frequently very well qualified & talented young people who could be furthering their own careers in their own country but chose otherwise.

We were one fewer tonight at our little Night Prayer gathering. She left us this afternoon in the hope of crossing the channel tonight. Three left us today and one will probably leave us tomorrow. It feels impossible to imagine what the journey - if successful - will be like.

RT @MatthewStadlen: The Guardian has issued a timely warning on the importance of rebutting the widespread myths about immigration. Nearly….

Tonight. Lots of snares of the enemy to stop us sleeping:.Disappointment at not getting the “call” to cross tonight as hoped for.Anxiety about being separated from loved ones.Children who will not settle.Memories of past trauma.……. We need many holy angels with us tonight

Walking through Dover at lunch time today I was very pleased to find this and grateful to ⁦@HoratioClare⁩ for alerting me to its existence. Volunteering in Calais and the UK which so many do matters because it bears witness to this deeply important fact

This is an important and helpful statistic. We can only have a useful debate about immigration when we know the facts.

RT @RNLI: The facts behind our work in the Channel. In 2024, our crews launched 114 times to Channel crossings – that's just 1.2% of our….

If you want to do something for children in Palestine, what about funding breakfast clubs? (My bro-in-law is a trustee). You can help raise money for The Olive Harvest Trust by donating online #JustGiving

Recently visited a former colleague in a Pensions Board Community Living Scheme. He is deeply content & I was significantly impressed not least by their care for somebody for whom old age is bringing significant complexities. Much to be thankful for @churchofengland.

RT @SteveChalke: When a child has experienced trauma, their behaviour isn’t a moral failing, it’s communication. The anger you see? That’s….

RT @MonkEmma: Right, so I was asked to take a look at this headline and as you can imagine, there is a lot wrong with it! 🙄. This was initi….

RT @Obv_Bex: @LNER I would like to extend my gratitude and thanks to staff aboard the train yesterday evening from Kings cross to Bradford….

Good to see a sensible report on the 8am scramble to get a GP. What is not reported is that the more NHS staff are abused the more people will leave the NHS & the harder it is to recruit - Behind the scenes at a GP 8am scramble - BBC News.

There are other ways of talking about what is happening in Dover and in the channel. Thank you to @HoratioClare for talking in a different way & with a different perspective.

It may be helpful to read the interview and decide for yourself if this is a fair assessment of Rowan Williams.