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William Ingle-Gillis

@padrewill.wales
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Anglican priest ☩ Writer 📕 Vocations Director 🕯️ Adopted Welsh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Texas & Georgia 🤠 Retroactive Canadian 🇨🇦 Geek 🪐 Ally 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Tattoos & boots ✯ Texas country music, norteño, tejano 🎶 BBQ 🍖 Cats 🐈 Posts in English & Español.

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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 30/08/2026
Listening to my wife complain to the elder daughter about our common work-imposed software suite. It’s clear enough that Copilot is the new Clippy. The world is not better off for this. Me? I’ve managed to put some research in and detach myself once more from Microsoft as far as possible.
That annoying little f**ker Clippy. For those who are of a certain age.
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 16/08/2026
Hilton Head Beach, South Carolina. Might oughta been worried a little less about the alligators and more about the jellyfish. That is all.
Red and white sign. says: danger — alligators and turtles in area.
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 08/08/2026
I’ve been taken to a well known American craft store (which I won’t name because apparently they worship the Bad Jesus), and here is a rack of tribble carcasses.
A rack of faux-fur pom poms in multiple colours.
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 03/08/2026
I have a little ritual that evolved a while back, before I even realized it. Every time I land in the States, first thing I do, without fail, is go to the airport lounge and get me a nice big glass of unsweetened iced tea. Because I am a southern man. I don’t even drink iced tea at home. And yet …
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 31/07/2026
Welp. My wife put my wallet through the washing machine just now, giving a rather more literal spin than usual to the term “money laundering”.
$87.00 wet USD and £55 wet GBP, sitting on my kitchen counter, drying.
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 29/07/2026
Thing is: I don’t ask for much. So when I cook some fancy farm-fresh bacon that my wife bought for me last week at the Royal Welsh and it fries up and tastes just like american bacon does, I can’t help but think the Bouncing Baby Jesus was smiling on me tonight.
a small plate of streaky bacon strips. it was damned tasty.
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 28/07/2026
I used to call Frank and Little Cat, both now sadly of blessèd memory, the Sons of Zebedee. Because anytime I sat down to eat, I had one on the right and one on the left. This doesn’t really have anything to do with your post. I’ll get me coat …
A one eyed fluffy tabby cat standing up and begging with his little paw. a black and white cat sitting in front of a kitchen cupboard.
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 27/07/2026
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 25/07/2026
A little corner of Roath Park, Cardiff, looking for all the world like south Georgia.
A little grove of pine trees.
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 23/07/2026
The tortie-and-white is the Stoat; the proper calico is Dorothy Jean. They are relatively new to the household. This is the third, who’s been here almost since birth. Tiny Cat.
A small black and white cat curled up comfortably and looking lazily at the camera.
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 23/07/2026
"Cats don't get on the counter": a photo essay.
Two calico cats on the counter. First one looking down and left. Second one looking out of the window.Two calico cats on the counter. First one looking straight at the camera. Second one  standing in profile and looking nobly ahead.Two calico cats on the counter. First one looking at the second one. Second one looking towards the camera generally, but not actually at it.Two calico cats on the counter. First one looking down and left. Second one looking straight at the camera.
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 22/07/2026
This is Dorothy Jean. She swears. A lot. Almost can’t let her around parishioners.
a calico cat of goodly size lying on a multicoloured rug.
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 12/07/2026
I turned up to church today to find that a new-to-me congregation had bought me my own coffee mug. Sometimes it’s the little things that make this job totally worth it. 🙂 ⚓️
A coffee mug with my name on it.
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 07/07/2026
We do rugby in Wales.
a black line drawing tattoo of the welsh dragon.
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 06/07/2026
I’ve figured something out. Penny drop. Brits: y’all know how confused and upset y’all feel when some American mentions a peanut butter & jam sandwich? I feel exactly the same way about tuna, baked beans, and/or sweetcorn in any combination on a baked potato.
a screenshot from reddit showing a baked potato smothered in baked beans, tuna, and sweetcorn.
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 25/05/2026
Sweet Bouncing Baby Beezus. Thanks to eldest daughter, I just discovered this exists. Peach. Sugar free. Pumped full of caffeine. What could be more perfect on a bank holiday Monday? I am sooooo there for this.
A can of peach sugar free Red Bull.
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 13/05/2026
Right, anyone else ever taken a retreat and walked away with new ink? ⚓️
an arm tattooed, in vertical order, top to bottom, a Welsh dragon, an all seeing eye, and a Texas lone star. the upper two are mere hours old. the bottom one has been there around 15 years.
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 08/05/2026
You could be onto something …
A screenshot of a television featuring BBC coverage Dan Thomas, leader of Reform UK in Wales, giving off his wide-boy-done-well vibes. I can’t see an Audi key ring anywhere.
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 01/05/2026
Arise, ye workers from your slumber …
a red flag against a blue sky.
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 16/04/2026
Hell, yeah, Church in Wales! 🏳️‍🌈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Love wins! ❤️ By a handy margin! 👋 ⚓️ #ChurchinWales #YrEglwysYngNghymru #Pride
A pride flag lightly waving against a clear blue sky.
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 09/04/2026
Wait. Spoke too soon!
A shop display with a four foot long glow in the dark rosary.
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 09/04/2026
I’m in the little book shop of the Catholic cathedral in Birmingham. Lovely little shop. Packs a good punch with its book selection. But there is not a single glow-in-the-dark item to be found anywhere. There should be glow-in-the-dark stuff. ⚓️
The inside of a small book shop.
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 07/04/2026
I wonder what Reform UK think they have to gain by sending one of their vile, fascist campaign leaflets to my dead son? Thank god I’m battle-hardened. I’ve had parishioners whom this would simply break. No other party has made this mistake. #senedd2026 #seneddelections #ReformUK #ReformWales
A campaign leaflet for Reform UK in advance of the Welsh Senedd elections. It is addressed to my son, who is dead.
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 06/04/2026
And, yes, I cried at the end of this, too.
The stage at the end of the performance. Lighting shows the word “Pride”.
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 06/04/2026
Currently at this in Cardiff. Intermission. It’s good. Fans of the film, come see it. Haven’t seen the film? See it. Every time I do, I think, “This is the one where I don’t cry at the end.” And I do every time. There is power in a union.
Poster for the theatrical musical version of “Pride”.
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 06/04/2026
I’ve had the best Holy Week that I’ve had in years. Engaged congregations. I used southern country gospel music all the way through (and they really got it). Joyful sunrise vigil with the whole clergy team. … and now it’s Easter Boxing Day, and I am doing not one dang thing. Perfect. ⚓️
20 easter lights, a large paschal candle on a stand, and a jug of holy water and a bowl, all lining a stone church porch.
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 31/03/2026
So. This is an actual in-use, going-concern paschal candle in one of our churches in the ministry area. They’re getting a new one this year, by God, whether they like it or not. ⚓️
A paschal candle. Sticker on it says 1988.
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 25/03/2026
Newport Market to celebrate the younger daughter’s acquisition of a job. Never thought of putting peanut butter on a smash burger. And, friends? It does not suck.
BRIAN GRIFFIN

SMASH PATTY | AMERICAN
CHEESE CRISPY BACON |
PEANUT BUTTER | CHILLI JAM

£11.00
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 12/03/2026
I think I have a new rule of life here.
pen and ink drawing of a tiger. caption: i eat people. i like doing it.
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 03/03/2026
Sometimes the mere fact of being a clergy person means you attract people with … errm … interesting worldviews. This email, which would probably take up 50 to 75 pages, if printed on paper, was cheerfully awaiting me when I awoke this morning. ⚓️
Screenshot of an email that must be about 50-75 pages if it were printed that starts out with (in all caps): “ATTENTION ALL TRUE CHRISTIANS: THE JUDEO-SATANIC-ZIONIST-TRUMP-MILEKOVSKI-ZYLENSKI-SATANYAHU'S ANTICHRIST WARS OF BOLSHEVIK HOLODOMOR MASSACRES AGAINST INNOCENT CIVILIANS IS NOW”.
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 14/02/2026
Charleston, South Carolina, Publix supermarket. 14th Feb. 2026. And who knew that emu oil would be a viable commercial product?
Jar of Original Blue-Emu Super Strength joint and muscle gel. (At least that what they say it’s for.) Contains emu oil. That would appear to be the selling point. I have questions.
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 13/01/2026
Wife is out to dinner with a friend. Kids moved away. I’m home alone. So I’ve put my iPhone in karaoke mode and I’m singing my way through my country playlists. The Tiny Cat isn’t the least bit sure what she thinks of this development.
A series of playlists on an iPhone labelled Country 1, Country 2, etc.
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 09/01/2026
My resignation letter today to the Labour Party. #notinmyname #labour #labourgovernment #greenparty #greens #green
As an immigrant of 30 years standing, Labour member from 1997, UK citizen from 2007, 1 am appalled at the sheer brutality of the new "earned settlement" system that Labour is proposing, clearly as a rear-guard reaction to the rise of Reform. I want Labour to be better than a johnny-come-lately to racist and monetarily elitist pandering.
I have spent the last 30 years of my life (most of it as an anglican priest) working hard and self-sacrificially for the material and spiritual wellbeing of the British people in general and my local communities in particular. I have voted for Labour for as long as l've been eligible.

And, whilst I know that a big tent party can't please all its members all the time, I expect a Labour government to be fundamentally decent.The "earned" settlement policies you are proposing are cruel for the sake of cruelty, tarted up as forcing people to be of benefit to Britain, with a finger-wagging and condescending attitude that makes a mockery of my gift of well more than half my life to the benefit of this nation. They punish the poor for being poor, they offer asylum seekers a slap in the face when they are at their most vulnerable. They arbitrarily kick a class of people who cannot fight back with votes. And they cede the moral ground of immigration to Reform.

And worst of all, they won't work. No Reform voter will vote for Labour enacting Reform-Lite policies, when they have the ability to vote for the real thing instead.
You are letting Reform lead you by the nose, for no likely tangible benefit, not even a cynical one.My observation over 30 years is that when the problem is said to be illegal immigration, every government of every party answers it by kicking the legal immigrants because they're the only ones you can control. (If they could have dealt with illegal migration, they would have done.) So, in a sense, I'm not surprised.

But I am disappointed — even hurt — by the sheer brutality that Labour has adopted on this go-round. Obviously, immigration needs to be controlled and orderly. But that's not what "earned" settlement is about.

Basically, I expected Labour to be the good guys, and decent, in approaching this topic. And you no longer are. You no longer fight for the morally decent position. And so you no longer fight for me.I've now joined the Greens because, although I'm not convinced they're the next big thing, I can now sleep at night. What I can't do is continue giving Labour my fiver a month to kick the hell out of the people that I once was and, in my heart, still am. I don't feel welcome in this country anymore. But I don't have to pay you for the privilege.
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 08/01/2026
Update: he’s graduating, it appears.
A female anglican priest with a big smile in colourful clothes and Durham MA academic dress. With Calvin Robinson incidentally mooching about behind her.
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 02/01/2026
I miss the BBC globe. Just putting that out there.
The 1990s version of the BBC globe ident.
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 29/12/2025
On the other hand, I suspect that he feels less strongly about people with racist and pro-British views. 🤨
Farage said in a letter to Mahmood: "It should go without saying that anyone who possesses racist and anti-British views such as those of [Mr Abd El Fattah] should not be allowed into the UK."
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 25/12/2025
“This is my coffee. There are many like it, but this one is mine.”
white coffee mug with black coffee in it. says “Cats. Because people are dicks.” you can’t tell from the pic, but the coffee is puerto rican (el coqui). which is pretty damned awesome stuff. God drinks this. honest. it’s in the bible somewhere.
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 25/12/2025
Christmas services all done. Preached about Frank (of blessèd memory), depicted. Now prepping my slow cooker venison stew, my pressure cooker brisket, and my roast duck. Someone else can do the veggies. Then breathe … Merry Fishmas, all.
a stripey long haired tabby cat with one eye. tongue sticking out just a touch.
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 25/12/2025
Midnight Mass done at St. Cadoc’s, Raglan. Andrew tidying up! I’m off home to join #ClergyMaltClub (or something like it since I don’t really drink) and get ready to do it all over again in the morn. Merry Fishmas, every one. ⚓️
the interior of a Welsh church. Looking into a sanctuary after the service. a bloke is tidying up.
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 19/12/2025
The eldest girl hand-sewed me a Star Trek garment bag for my robes out of a duvet cover for my birthday. Shows she’s been paying attention! 🖖 😂
a star trek tng garment bag hanging with other clothing on a door.
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 06/10/2025
I usually wake up to a long list of random things demanding my immediate attention on a Monday morning. Tree surgeon getting my cat down from a 30 foot tree with slick bark and no lower branches is not normally one of them. And then today happened.
Black and white cat up a 30-foot tree in a thick wooded area. It’s not going to be possible for her to get down on her own. She has scuppered herself royally, and knows it. Tree surgeon in full climbing gear on the tree with a black tool bag. You can’t see what’s in the bag, so you’re just gonna have to trust me on this. But it’s my cat.
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 27/09/2025
Dang. I’ve been in this country for 30 years. Had no idea there was swan meat going spare. :: lights up the charcoal for my smoker ::
news article in which Nigel “Most Punchable Face in Britain” Farage claims that migrants are eating up all the swans. 

dick.
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 04/09/2025
We are back in the United Kingdom. Hard to mistake that, really.
a very dark and rainy view through a windshield.
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 30/07/2025
New Archbishop of Wales: our own Bishop of Monmouth, Cherry Vann. Very exciting. May she do across Wales what she’s done for Monmouth. Nueva Arzobispa de Gales: nuestra propia Obispa de Monmouth, Cherry Vann. Que realice por todo Gales lo que ha realizado en Monmouth. ⚓️
Bishop Cherry Vann.
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 24/07/2025
12 horas después … 12 hours later …
Gato comiendo pecho de res humado.pecho de res humado. smoked brisket.
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 24/07/2025
Frank dice: “¿qué quieres decir? ¡¿12 horas?! ya está lista, ¿no?” Frank says: “what do you mean? 12 hours?! it’s ready now, isn’t it?”
uncooked brisket on the kitchen counter. cat on the floor below. cat wants brisket.
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 24/07/2025
Family group chat reflections on Ozzy (of blessèd memory). “Hates the winged.” ::snort::
Group text: 
CM: “slaughtered a wee bat.”
Me: “now he’s biting the heads off angels.” 
EI: “preach, sista!”
Me: “can’t claim i invented that line, but i’ll own it like a mutgaf***er.”
CM: “He just hates the wingèd.”
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 13/07/2025
Gave up smoking more than a decade ago. Gave up vaping two weeks ago. Now, I’m no apologist for a nicotine addiction. Kids, if you don’t use this stuff, don’t get started. But, sweet Moses, I’m sure it says somewhere in the Bible that, when Jesus wanted a dip, this is the flavour he invented for it.
A can of XQS Chili Mango nic pouches.
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 04/07/2025
En camino a San Juan de Puerto Rico. Mi lugar de felicidad. 🥰
dentro de un avión.
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William Ingle-Gillis @padrewill.wales · 04/07/2025
So. Got this just this in my email morning. When did the Social ****ing Security Administration become a propaganda wing for the Republican Party?! How far we’ve fallen. How much lower can we go? This just is not right in any way. Happy damn 4th of July, America. 🤬
A propaganda letter sent from the Social Security Administration celebrating the passage of Trump’s abomination of a budget bill.
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