Fr. Matthew Cashmore

You’ll find Faith, Hope & Love here. Also... motorbikes. West Country Vicar.

[Fr. Matthew Cashmore @matthewcashmore]

Autumn nights drawing in. Warm garages, warm tea, a deck chair in the entrance as you watch the rain. This is my favourite time of year.

[Fr. Matthew Cashmore @matthewcashmore]

It’s the last bike night and the brothers are keen!

[BBC Devon @BBCDevon]

'Game-changing' suicide prevention charity expands https://t.co/fINXBT7lqJ

[Fr. Matthew Cashmore @matthewcashmore]

@NicholasDougl17

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My last night on the road. What else can one do when in France, but to surrender to local temptation!

[SPUC Pro-Life @spucprolife]

Join us at the @March4LifeUK in London this Saturday 5th September 🪧

Supporters from across the country are coming together to make a strong public witness for life. Our stall will be open beforehand so you can meet the team, grab materials, and then march with us.

Public demonstrations like these matter. They put the truth about abortion in front of ordinary people in a calm and visible way, highlighting that every human life has value.

To help you find us, collect a placard and receive important updates on the day, we have created a dedicated WhatsApp Community 👉 https://t.co/XWyPL9nHZG

[Fr. Matthew Cashmore @matthewcashmore]

And now, home.

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@SimonBarcessat Indeed! It’s call Two Holy Bikers and is being published by Bloomsbury in October ‘27 :)

[Fr. Matthew Cashmore @matthewcashmore]

@ArchdeaconLuke I know what you mean. It was 21c coming into roscoff today and I had to stop and put my fleece on!

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@ArchdeaconLuke I’ve loved your trip as well, I’ve been comparing notes on Loreto in particular. Turin is exceptionally special. How have you found the heat?

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And so we come to the last shrine. It remains my favourite. It’s all about the people, all about their faith, all about their love for one another and for Jesus. A thin place, so thin in fact it’s easy to see Christ in the eyes of all you pass.

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@Sue49961826 I’d like to see them try!

[Fr. Matthew Cashmore @matthewcashmore]

Santiago de Compostela today. Smaller than I expected, and honestly surprised at how busy it was with tourists. It’s BIG business, but that seems utterly irrelevant if you spend time in the square watching pilgrims arrive and celebrate their pilgrimage - even going as far as tossing their Priests in the air!

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@FoxTerriblis50 The Cathedral

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A rather moving and quite beautiful 36 hours in Fatima. I managed to spend a few quiet hours first thing this morning, wandering, praying, thinking. No lines, no crowds. Just me, the early morning light and Our Lady pointing me to Jesus and telling me to pray for peace and unity. A gift of a day.

[Fr. Matthew Cashmore @matthewcashmore]

Soundest hotel I have EVER staid at.

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What they don’t tell you about overland travel… we may have reached Fatima, but our fist call is not the shrine, nor even our hostel… it is, of course, the lavandaria!

[Fr. Matthew Cashmore @matthewcashmore]

Not all of our sunrise starts are beautiful vistas of mountains and planes… sometimes it’s an industrial estate and strong coffee. At €35 for the night I’m not complaining, it has its own beauty. Today we push hard onto Fatima to make up our delay with the puncture. Our Lady of Fatima, pray for us.

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Yesterday did not go to plan. An absolutely terrifying 15 mins on the side of the road after Dan got a puncture. We got enough air into the tyre to get off the road and into the service station - but a broken valve is beyond our ability to repair. So today is an enforced stop in Guadalajara whilst the tyre is repaired/replaced.

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@BoddFran Of course 🙏

[Fr. Matthew Cashmore @matthewcashmore]

I’ll be perfectly honest. We only came to Zaragoza because it was on the way to Fatima. A handy stop. What a mistake. It’s no way point. It’s a beautiful, profound, and moving place. I’ll be back.