Steve Stockman

Brian Houston - with his new single Summer's Coming just out, here's my review of his Hot Diggity album... a rather different take on his songwriting... sstockman.substack.com/p/brian-housto…

ONE, BUT NOT THE SAME... (Sermon for Fr Martin) - the sermon I preached today at St. Anne's Cathedral as Fr Martin was made an Ecumenical Canon... on Pentecost Sunday open.substack.com/pub/sstockman/…

Pentecost Sunday tomorrow... I see it as a bonfire in a hurricane... a whole new strain of human... this'll get a decent mention in Fitzroy and in passing at Fr Martin's Induction as Ecumenical Canon in St. Anne's at 3.30... sstockman.substack.com/p/bonfire-in-a…

Me on Pep

Pep. He's going. A new day dawns at City. Here's my Tribute. My surmises on how fun the Pep Years were and how lowering expectations isn't a bad thing. open.substack.com/pub/sstockman/…

CELEBRATION - U2 - I got the rare 12'' vinyl of U2's 1982 single Celebration released for Record Store Day in 2022 as an Anniversary present... set the needle down and oh that riff!..of that joy! SHAKE! open.substack.com/pub/sstockman/…

JESUS ASCENSION - Last Sunday was Ascension Sunday and I was lost in weddings and anniversaries... Here are some of my surmises on the Ascension, inspired by a Malcolm Guite poem. open.substack.com/pub/sstockman/…

WELL DONE ARSENAL - my thoughts on City falling short... and delight for my Arsenal's supporting mates... open.substack.com/pub/sstockman/…

this is wonderful... more of it!

WEDDING SPEECH FOR MY DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW - this is the script my father of the bride speech at my daughter Caitlin and son-in-law Clark's wedding... I told it with a few changes and a few tears... open.substack.com/pub/sstockman/…

SAY YES (AND AWAY...) for Caitlin and Clark's Wedding) - Caitlin asked me to write something as a lead in to their going back down the aisle song, Say Yes (Snow Patrol)... so here it is, as read at their wedding yesterday... spot the Bob Mortimer... open.substack.com/pub/sstockman/…

@JVMonte2 Thin Lizzy - classic!

Which one of these is your favourite?

a wee word of Irish to open up some spiritual thinking...

GRÁ - one of my favourite words is the Irish word grá... I used it yesterday in my sermon... here's my very own definition open.substack.com/pub/sstockman/…

BONO ON DESERT ISLAND DISCS - For Bono Vox's birthday... my thoughts on his Desert Island Discs from 2022... a beautiful show it was... open.substack.com/pub/sstockman/…

Why go to Church... to re-align our humanity when the world has kicked it around d all week...

Part 2 of this tomorrow night... and very worthwhile, even of you missed the first... top teaching on a top chapter - ROMANS 8... with Gary Burnett... open.substack.com/pub/sstockman/…