A Mass, a parish barbeque...

...for the feast of the Ascension (see previous blog post) and then an overnight train to Scotland for a meeting today of the editorial team for FAITH magazine. The Caledonian Sleeper has all modern comforts - a cabin with freshly laundered duvet, washbasin, welcome-pack with soap etc - and there is just a hint  of the Great Railway Age as the train rumbles its way up through England and across the border, to arrive at  Edinburgh's Waverley station by 7 am...it's not WH Auden, but there are faint echoes...