Anna Whitehead

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24th June 2025

Finding joy (and pancit bihon) in unexpected places

Reflecting on my faith and Filipino heritage at a London church hall fiesta, fundraising for Radio Maria Philippines

22nd April 2025

¡Esta es la juventud del Papa!

Remembering Pope Francis: memories and treasures of the late Pontiff

29th March 2025

March 2025: Springtime sunshine and a countryside escape

Wintering, an escape from the Capital & April Fools

12th February 2025

February 2025: Where did the sun go? And other questions

Musings from February and thoughts on Jacqueline Harpman's 'I who have never known men'

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11th January 2025

January 2025: The return of the blog

Some mix of alfafa, the flaws of Bernini, 'Thunderclap' by Laura Cumming, and Claudia Winkleman's capes

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26th October 2023

Podcast review: Dear Alana

Thoughts on the recent podcast series, 'Dear Alana'
(CW: mental health, grief, suicide)

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12th October 2023

A Postcard from Vienna

A recent trip back to the resplendent Austrian capital

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9th October 2023

A visit to Newman's Littlemore

An afternoon spent in the footsteps (and library) of England's first saint since the Reformation, St John Henry Newman

11th July 2023

Nuns and The North

A delightful weekend up North, and some thoughts on Catholic
student communities

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31st May 2023

Scattered all over the Earth

Thoughts on letting go and Yoko Tawada's novel 'Scattered all over the Earth'

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16th April 2023

On Brunch & St Francis

'St Francis of Assisi' at The National Gallery

15th March 2023

Chicken Adobo: A recipe for nostalgia

the humble Filipino chicken dish steals the show once again