I am gradually, very gradually, learning more about these so and so blogs.

Yesterday I shared some relfections about Mr Greg Morrison, a dynamic RE teacher, English, history and other teacher at the college. Of course, in a boarding school, life involves much more than teaching. Greg, as well as being an enthusiastic member of the choir, comprising virtuallyall of the boys and some staff, is a housemaster with pastoral responsibilities for the members of his house in particular, works three days a week in the sporting programme at the college, and has supervision duties etc.

The other housemasters are Messrs Jospeh Aldridge, Adrian Moore and David Senosian. These too have numerous duties similar to those of Mr Morrison. and like him are excellent role models for the boys both as sincere devoted Catholics and as young men. Joe and Adrian waited back on Saturday for a day before returning to their homes in Wales and Scotland for the three week long Easter vacation. Why? Both did not want to be travelling when Wales played Irealnd and Scotland met England in the last round of the six nation rugby.

Both would be disappointed at the results of these games, paticularly Joe as Wales went withingn a whisker of winning the championship and, after an excellent campaign, the vagaries of the points system resulted in the really powerful Welsh team finishing only fourth. The boys, who generally speaking love their rugby will have something to say to their highly repected maths teacher and sportsmaster about this. So will the other housemasters who all have great sense of humour, and as always among the young teachers here work marvellously as a vibrant community.

One of the great ways God has blessed Chavagnes year after year has been in the quality of its young teachers. Their classes have been small, and the boys are helped in their studies by people who leave no stone unturned to help them. They have been absolutely devoted to their task, have been motivated by their Catholic faith in doing so; theyhave worked for very little financial benefit.

Three former young staff are now in seminaries and others, like, several past sudents, have been prominent in Catholic life in parish and universities. Mr Senosian is active in the neo-catechumenate, and has attended more than one World Youth Day, including that in in Sydney last year. Mr Paul Jacobs has also attended a couple of World Youth Days. Mr Adrian Moore has worked for the Bishops of England and Wales for a year, and Mr Aldridge was recommended to Chavagnes by his parish priest and has been in every way worthy of this recommendation.

I cannot speak too highly of the wonderful young staff who have devoted their time to the college at different times in its history. I can confidently say that there is no more devoted staff anywhere. By the way, they very much helped to keep me young too, and I am most grateful for this.