March 2026 - Father Hilarious

Mission in vast landscapes

31 March 2026 Fr Hilarious Rural Mission in the Diocese of Durham

Today I shared coffee with Sarah and Claire, two priests who have the ‘cure of souls’ for everyone within five hundred and fifty square miles of the north of England.

Church in the wild

30 March 2026 Fr Hilarious Faith, Journal

What if our bodies could worship God in a language God wrote: the language of lactic acid and the digestion of cake

Rural Mission Lead: the vision

26 March 2026 Fr Hilarious Rural Mission in the Diocese of Durham

One month into the Rural Mission Lead role, and I’ve had numerous meetings with priests in rural settings, and with[…]

Rural mission is ecumenical

12 March 2026 Fr Hilarious Rural Mission in the Diocese of Durham

This week I had the pleasure of two ‘rural ministry’ conversations, both with experienced priests within the Church of England,[…]

The bridge between vision and action

9 March 2026 Fr Hilarious Rural Mission in the Diocese of Durham

Vision Development His Majesty’s Armed Forces are not renowned for woolly thinking. When dealing with a serious defence issue, or[…]