A Time To Weep And A Time To Laugh

My father-in-law, of blessed memory, once said that God had probably chosen me to be a priest because I never had a father figure and that I would be able to bring understanding, compassion and tenderness to the Church.This is the story of my life as an Anglican Priest in the Church in Wales. About the authorRobert was called to the Priesthood at 16 and was guided towards Ordination by local priests. After school he worked in the Briton Ferry Steel Works in South Wales, part of the Dupont Group. He later studied at St. John's College, mid Wales and then St. Michael's College Llandaff, Cardiff. Robert was ordained in 1974 at 23 years, the youngest a priest can be, according to Canon law. He has served in many parishes in South Wales, before becoming a Canon of Llandaff Cathedral in 2005 and serving on the Cathedral Chapter for 9 years. Robert has been ordained for 42 years and has been an honorary priest in the Chaplaincy in Spain since retirement in September 2014. Robert enjoys cooking, reading, gardening, languages, all types of music and of course writing.