Fran (she/her)
@kingdomembracer.bsky.social
Church of England curate, pet lover, living with Long Covid, frustrated hiker.
Have just had to send one of my retired priests this message: Bob, Odin needs to confess something to you. He thought your Grove booklet looked so tempting that he should see what the cover tasted like - thankfully I caught him before he got to the inside!!!
September 17, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Have just had to send one of my retired priests this message: Bob, Odin needs to confess something to you. He thought your Grove booklet looked so tempting that he should see what the cover tasted like - thankfully I caught him before he got to the inside!!!
Have spent the last couple of weeks feeling I’m preaching what I should be for my parishes and also feeling I have got it completely wrong (new priest with a different theology of many things) but it seems much of what I’ve said has landed.
September 6, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Have spent the last couple of weeks feeling I’m preaching what I should be for my parishes and also feeling I have got it completely wrong (new priest with a different theology of many things) but it seems much of what I’ve said has landed.
It’s well dressing week coming up (petaling is going on in my garage and the church centre) and much though I want to embrace the ministry of distractions I haven’t finished my talks and prayers for the blessing services nor even started my sermon for Sunday morning.
August 27, 2026 at 7:43 PM
It’s well dressing week coming up (petaling is going on in my garage and the church centre) and much though I want to embrace the ministry of distractions I haven’t finished my talks and prayers for the blessing services nor even started my sermon for Sunday morning.
So you may remember that I was convinced my housesitter hated me because I had a milk incident in the fridge and she wanted to call me. Turns out she wanted to chat about what she’d been up to and stay in touch. Possibly a touch more evidence for my ND column!
August 19, 2026 at 7:21 PM
So you may remember that I was convinced my housesitter hated me because I had a milk incident in the fridge and she wanted to call me. Turns out she wanted to chat about what she’d been up to and stay in touch. Possibly a touch more evidence for my ND column!
Messaged my very lovely house sitter to apologise for stinky fridge (thought I’d chucked the milk in the jug, turns out I hadn’t) to which she responds can I call you on Wednesday and now I’m convinced she hates me
August 15, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Messaged my very lovely house sitter to apologise for stinky fridge (thought I’d chucked the milk in the jug, turns out I hadn’t) to which she responds can I call you on Wednesday and now I’m convinced she hates me
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The only positive of recovering from a stomach bug plus a busy Sunday (don’t worry, I was clear by service times!) is that I have had no guilt in watching tennis all afternoon and evening.
July 6, 2026 at 6:38 PM
The only positive of recovering from a stomach bug plus a busy Sunday (don’t worry, I was clear by service times!) is that I have had no guilt in watching tennis all afternoon and evening.
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Dear Media.
Vatican II wasn’t just about praying or not in Latin.
*Vatican II decided to be less antisemitic. By a lot. *
And now Pope Leo (like Francis) is reading the Bible HARD, all that “love immigrants” & “care for others” “🖕 Empire” stuff?!
This story is not complicated.
Vatican II wasn’t just about praying or not in Latin.
*Vatican II decided to be less antisemitic. By a lot. *
And now Pope Leo (like Francis) is reading the Bible HARD, all that “love immigrants” & “care for others” “🖕 Empire” stuff?!
This story is not complicated.
BREAKING: The Vatican excommunicates bishops from a breakaway group of traditionalist Catholics that consecrated them without Pope Leo's consent.
Vatican declares Society of St. Pius X in schism, excommunicates bishops and invalidates sacraments
The Vatican has responded aggressively to a traditionalist society that consecrated bishops without the pope’s consent.
bit.ly
July 2, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Dear Media.
Vatican II wasn’t just about praying or not in Latin.
*Vatican II decided to be less antisemitic. By a lot. *
And now Pope Leo (like Francis) is reading the Bible HARD, all that “love immigrants” & “care for others” “🖕 Empire” stuff?!
This story is not complicated.
Vatican II wasn’t just about praying or not in Latin.
*Vatican II decided to be less antisemitic. By a lot. *
And now Pope Leo (like Francis) is reading the Bible HARD, all that “love immigrants” & “care for others” “🖕 Empire” stuff?!
This story is not complicated.
I have put on my fluffy fake Oodie, am under the blankets and lit the wood burner. What’s happened to summer?
June 11, 2026 at 2:54 PM
I have put on my fluffy fake Oodie, am under the blankets and lit the wood burner. What’s happened to summer?
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🧵Spotted at a Country Market in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A small human (6?) is telling a friend in VERY grave tones: "My Dad isn't good at LEGO. I am. But he's not."
His friend (8?) says earnestly: "But you can teach him! He'll learn if you show him how!" (1)
A small human (6?) is telling a friend in VERY grave tones: "My Dad isn't good at LEGO. I am. But he's not."
His friend (8?) says earnestly: "But you can teach him! He'll learn if you show him how!" (1)
April 19, 2026 at 7:25 PM
🧵Spotted at a Country Market in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A small human (6?) is telling a friend in VERY grave tones: "My Dad isn't good at LEGO. I am. But he's not."
His friend (8?) says earnestly: "But you can teach him! He'll learn if you show him how!" (1)
A small human (6?) is telling a friend in VERY grave tones: "My Dad isn't good at LEGO. I am. But he's not."
His friend (8?) says earnestly: "But you can teach him! He'll learn if you show him how!" (1)
Found myself surprisingly emotional watching Archbishop Sarah’s installation. What a day! #ArchbishopofCanterbury
March 25, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Found myself surprisingly emotional watching Archbishop Sarah’s installation. What a day! #ArchbishopofCanterbury
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Feels so weird that I am an Iranologist and that Iran as a country might no longer exist. I know the culture goes way beyond the nation-state, & that I work on the pre-modern period, but it still is a bit odd to be a specialist of a land that everyone seems to hate & gleefully watch being destroyed…
March 8, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Feels so weird that I am an Iranologist and that Iran as a country might no longer exist. I know the culture goes way beyond the nation-state, & that I work on the pre-modern period, but it still is a bit odd to be a specialist of a land that everyone seems to hate & gleefully watch being destroyed…
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#cofepeeps women and ministry - and how it used to be even worse… viamedia.news/2026/02/21/t...
The Cost of Calling: Then and Now - ViaMedia.News
by the Rev'd Chantal Noppen - National Coordinator of the Inclusive Church Network, North-East based Anglican Priest and member of General Synod for Durham Diocese Seventeen years ago, a woman priest ...
viamedia.news
February 21, 2026 at 10:39 AM
#cofepeeps women and ministry - and how it used to be even worse… viamedia.news/2026/02/21/t...
#TinyJoys when Odin Dog arrived with me 20 months ago he wouldn’t go through puddles or mud. In the last few days he has galloped through puddles with gay abandon. He is a joy in himself.
November 16, 2025 at 9:58 PM
#TinyJoys when Odin Dog arrived with me 20 months ago he wouldn’t go through puddles or mud. In the last few days he has galloped through puddles with gay abandon. He is a joy in himself.
I went to #WNOTosca last night. A stunning staging and performance. (The staging was #OperaNorth and very clever.) And yet again I saw orchestra and singers in a perfect synergy. Live performances need live orchestras.
October 19, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I went to #WNOTosca last night. A stunning staging and performance. (The staging was #OperaNorth and very clever.) And yet again I saw orchestra and singers in a perfect synergy. Live performances need live orchestras.
It was an exhausting day yesterday with the electrician doing the EICR and the piano tuner coming the same day. #proofofcat
September 6, 2025 at 8:41 AM
It was an exhausting day yesterday with the electrician doing the EICR and the piano tuner coming the same day. #proofofcat
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This is such an important article getting to the heart of the real issue with the Salt Path story. "The way we talk about illness and disability dictates what is possible...There are two options that seem to be available: triumphal recovery or inspirational death" lithub.com/nature-is-no...
Nature is Not Going to Cure You: On Raynor Winn’s Fabricated Memoir
Like many writers, I have been following the unfolding revelations about Raynor Winn and The Salt Path with great interest, and a degree of self-interest. I am a memoirist and nature writer, and I …
lithub.com
August 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
This is such an important article getting to the heart of the real issue with the Salt Path story. "The way we talk about illness and disability dictates what is possible...There are two options that seem to be available: triumphal recovery or inspirational death" lithub.com/nature-is-no...
It’s a while since I’ve made this error: coffee after lunchtime means my brain is wide awake and running at speed while my body just wants to sleep.
August 13, 2025 at 10:43 PM
It’s a while since I’ve made this error: coffee after lunchtime means my brain is wide awake and running at speed while my body just wants to sleep.
Excellent choice for garment of the week! #SewingBee
August 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Excellent choice for garment of the week! #SewingBee
Oooh Caz that’s ambitious… 🤞🤞🤞🤞 for timing… #SewingBee
August 12, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Oooh Caz that’s ambitious… 🤞🤞🤞🤞 for timing… #SewingBee
Another cracking stitch from Kit #SewingBee
August 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Another cracking stitch from Kit #SewingBee
Greenbelt packing is underway (choir tour first, then seeing a friend, then Greenbelt, then seeing other friends!). I seem to have panic bought gas stove cylinders at some point - I have far more than needed!
August 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Greenbelt packing is underway (choir tour first, then seeing a friend, then Greenbelt, then seeing other friends!). I seem to have panic bought gas stove cylinders at some point - I have far more than needed!
Kit is such a strong sewer. #SewingBee
August 5, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Kit is such a strong sewer. #SewingBee
What a brilliant Test series. If only we had held onto the catches we dropped on Friday… though I like the symmetry of India dropping lots at Headingley and losing and us doing that at the Oval. Thanks to the #TMS team for keeping us all company for the series. Onwards to the Ashes!
August 4, 2025 at 11:42 AM
What a brilliant Test series. If only we had held onto the catches we dropped on Friday… though I like the symmetry of India dropping lots at Headingley and losing and us doing that at the Oval. Thanks to the #TMS team for keeping us all company for the series. Onwards to the Ashes!