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Bro. Jim Hayes @brojim.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Got back today from a wonderful 3+1/2 day mini cycling tour of Brittany: 380 km (240 mls), finishing with a fantastic 150 km (95 mile) ride through the hills + forests of central Brittany. This has whet my appetite for what will hopefully be a longer sponsored ride next year. 🚴‍♂️

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Bro. Jim Hayes @brojim.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

2 weeks after the cycling champs for priests + religious, I was invited to Rennes, Brittany for the national French 7-a-side football tournament for seminarians to provide a bit of musical accompaniment to the evening meal, singing songs associated with football + rugby.

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Bro. Jim Hayes @brojim.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

40 mins to go until the start of the International Mass in Lourdes and the underground Basilica (Pius X) is already full to the brim. Enjoying the atmosphere created by the young people from the different French dioceses playing singing tennis!! 🤣 #JoyOfTheGospel

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Bro. Jim Hayes @brojim.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

#NewLife #EasterJoy Flower arrangements courtesy of our resident horticultural expert Frère Gérard.

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Bro. Jim Hayes @brojim.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

A very HAPPY EASTER/JOYEUSES PÂQUES to my friends. 🙏 Here’s a lovely acoustic version of Christ is Risen by Matt Maher and Mia Fieldes. 👇 youtu.be/vBqPXvP6aso?...

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MATT MAHER + MIA FIELDES - Christ Is Risen: Song Session

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France Musique @francemusique.fr · 27/03/2026

Né en Angleterre de parents italiens, formé aux US, Antonio Pappano porte en lui 3 cultures, mais une seule passion : la musique. Chef lyrique de renommée mondiale, directeur du London Symphony Orchestra, il a bâti sa carrière au contact des plus grandes voix ➡️ l.francemusique.fr/fzt

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Bro. Jim Hayes @brojim.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

After having had my first taste of this wonderful inter-Celtic festival last year, singing in a concert as part of the Breton language mixed voice choir Ensemble Polyphonique de Bretagne, this year I’ll be taking part in two concerts; the EPB are singing once again and…

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Bro. Jim Hayes @brojim.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

A fantastic performance by #BagadBrieg At the NYC St. Patrick’s Parade in Brooklyn, USA, one of the most renowned Breton pipe bands, based in the small town of Briec (Brieg in Breton) just a few miles from where I live in Finistère. (See link below)

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John Cosgrove @johncosgrove.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

The DfE has acted on school exclusions for trivial reasons and served notice that internal exclusion must be "a short, structured intervention with meaningful learning." Some of us have argued for years that schools too quick to exclude harm pupils. johncosgrove55.wordpress.com/2019/10/26/t...

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The Last Resort?

(All names have been changed) Exclusion is a last resort, we are told, and justified because, “You can’t allow violent and disruptive pupils to stop others from learning.” This is true. …

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Bro. Jim Hayes @brojim.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

I was put in mind today of this exchange in the @edgarwright.bsky.social film “The World’s End”: “You do know that ‘The 3 Musketeers’ is a fiction, right? Written by Alexandre Dumas?” “A lot of people are saying that about the Bible today.” “What, that it was written by Alexandre Dumas?”

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Mike Hixenbaugh @mikehixenbaugh.com · 08/01/2026

Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.

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Bro. Jim Hayes @brojim.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Funny how this poem by Robert Frost (1874–1963) can be reinterpreted in today’s world and find a new relevance. 😳

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A. E. Stallings @aestallings.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Sign for tonight's vigil:

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linda2.bsky.social @linda2.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

This is how sad I am... 🤣 No snow in London so searching for snow on #BlueSky, what a treat. Reposted snow scenes from the UK! This account, @veritymilligan.bsky.social, is a dream. Have a good evening. I had better calm down and off to warm up!

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Bro. Jim Hayes @brojim.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

The sun has set on 2025. May the coming year bring us all blessings of deep peace and shared joy, no matter what darkness we may face in our world. #2026

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Bro. Jim Hayes @brojim.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Lovely to be able to share my personal testimony with a group of nearly 30 lycéens (6th formers) in Brest this evening, and to help with the music for the mass that began our time together. A big thanks to Sr. Clémence and her fellow Sisters of St John for inviting me!

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Salon.com @salon.com · 24/09/2025

“This show is not important,” Kimmel told his audience upon his return Tuesday. “What is important is that we get to live in a country that allows us to have a show like this.”

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“That backfired bigly”: Kimmel’s return is a defeat for Project 2025

Resistance through humor and public outrage still carries weight

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France Musique @francemusique.fr · 19/09/2025

On écoute le premier enregistrement en studio de la jeune pianiste Arielle Beck, une intégrale des concertos pour violon de Jean-Marie Leclair par Stéphanie-Marie Degand et le disque Piazzolla de l'accordéoniste Théo Ould. En Pistes ! ➡️ l.francemusique.fr/vry

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

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Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel

Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.

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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

A message from Carl Sagan from 1995—some of his last prophetic words.

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Bro. Jim Hayes @brojim.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

It’s not often you get the chance to play in a giant arena to over 4000 people! After months of preparation, tomorrow we finally have our day-long diocesan Pentecost celebration during which the fruits of our diocesan synod journey will be shared via a combination of liturgy, music and theatre…

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Bro. Jim Hayes @brojim.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

RIP Pope Francis. "When the thought of death lies heavy on our hearts, when we see the dark shadows of evil advancing in our world, when we feel the wounds of selfishness or violence festering in our flesh and in our society, let us not lose heart, but return to the message of this night. ..

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Bro. Jim Hayes @brojim.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

On this #Easter Saturday, "For you, O Lord, my soul in stillness waits. Truly my hope is in you." (Marty Haugen) youtu.be/X5d6Ngf-nDM... via @YouTube

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My Soul in Stillness Waits - Marty Haugen

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Bodmin Hermit @bodminhermit.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

'Stripping the altar' on Maundy Thursday is an act representing the humiliation and stripping of Jesus of his garments before his crucifixion. It involves removing ornaments, linens and candles from the altar, leaving it bare inviting us to come to the cross with humility. Simples!

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Bro. Jim Hayes @brojim.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Time for my annual listen to the beautifully meditative and moving Passio (St. John's Passion) by Arvo Pärt. #GoodFriday youtu.be/BRrJ2MXwmRQ...

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Arvo Part - Passio (Hilliard Ensemble)

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Bro. Jim Hayes @brojim.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

This brilliant lady @carolecadwalla.bsky.social is speaking truth to power once again and she needs to be listened to. 👏👏👏youtu.be/TZOoT8AbkNE...

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This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like | Carole Cadwalladr | TED

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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

UK, 2025: a country where police break into a place of worship and arrest those inside who are having a meeting and might be planning a non-violent action. The right to peaceful protest is an essential part of a healthy democracy. Governments who crack down on it are governments to be very wary of.

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Vaughan Williams Foundation @vwfndn.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Are you familiar with "Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis"? It was inspired by a tune Vaughan Williams discovered when working on the English Hymnal by English Renaissance composer Thomas Tallis. Listen to it played by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3nx...

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Bro. Jim Hayes @brojim.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

"Create in me a clean, clean heart Create in me a work of art Create in me a miracle Something real and something beautiful. You're not finished with me yet..." (Create In Me by @rendcollective) #Lent2025 www.youtube.com/watch?v=it4BHq6DYKs

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"Create In Me" from Rend Collective (OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO)

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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · 23/02/2025

"A world that feels nothing but hatred towards its adversaries is a world without hope and without a future, doomed to endless war, divisions and vendettas (2-23-25)." #PopeFrancis #PrayForAmerica

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Bro. Jim Hayes @brojim.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

I've been reading around the current American situation, from both sides, to try to better understand how we got to this situation before we get to the start of Lent and I begin my "Trump fast" that I plan to have (as much for my mental as my spiritual health)...

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

This is like opposing a joint resolution declaring that the Sun sets in the West America doesn’t just look like an idiot here, we look like goddamn Flat Earthers

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