Seeing through a glass darkly; trying to see face to face | erstwhile medievalist | interested in ecopoetics, theopoetics, and common or garden poetics | curate in Llandaf Diocese | Dw i'n dysgu Cymraeg | queer | she/herhttps://bsky.app/profile/sianclare.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sianclare.bsky.social/post/3mxhtp6fq722lDelighted to hear Mr Peanutbutter disguised as @pftompkins.bsky.social refer to us priests as fun and whimsical on the latest Off Menu podcast!09 Oct 2026 20:44 +0000at://did:plc:c6cl3o7qau7qambrfi6hdd2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxhtp6fq722lhttps://bsky.app/profile/sianclare.bsky.social/post/3murcyy32722bIt feels like a good time to share that a friend of mine went to a Category A prison for peacefully protesting. They didn't conceal their identity, they cooperated when they were arrested, they had no criminal history. But the protest they took part in was a climate protest, so it was terrorism.05 Sep 2026 10:56 +0000at://did:plc:c6cl3o7qau7qambrfi6hdd2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3murcyy32722bhttps://bsky.app/profile/sianclare.bsky.social/post/3mu67eercps22The WGS is, as far as I can see, being reviewed because it is better than other gender services in the UK. The figures for treatment are higher because the wait list in Wales can be measured in months/years, rather than literal decades. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2026 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:c6cl3o7qau7qambrfi6hdd2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu67eercps22https://bsky.app/profile/sianclare.bsky.social/post/3mqcx4mthrc2wTip for getting through the heatwave in black clericals: spend your down moments stood directly above a fan.10 Jul 2026 20:06 +0000at://did:plc:c6cl3o7qau7qambrfi6hdd2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqcx4mthrc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/sianclare.bsky.social/post/3mp4i6chddc2zContrary to popular opinion, there is such a thing as sun in Wales, and it's currently turning Cardiff into a furnace.25 Jun 2026 12:57 +0000at://did:plc:c6cl3o7qau7qambrfi6hdd2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4i6chddc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/sianclare.bsky.social/post/3mox2f6jjck2q23 Jun 2026 09:07 +0000at://did:plc:c6cl3o7qau7qambrfi6hdd2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mox2f6jjck2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/sianclare.bsky.social/post/3moqtq3z6ac22https://sianparker.substack.com/p/being-who-god-means-you-to-be 🕯️⚓20 Jun 2026 21:52 +0000at://did:plc:c6cl3o7qau7qambrfi6hdd2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3moqtq3z6ac22https://bsky.app/profile/sianclare.bsky.social/post/3mnpqxehytc2cA* treatment today from the Cardiff emergency dental team, but now the local anaesthetic has worn off I feel like I've been punched in the jaw. Still less pain that I was experiencing before, though.07 Jun 2026 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:c6cl3o7qau7qambrfi6hdd2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnpqxehytc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/sianclare.bsky.social/post/3mnf3xhghbk2jRevived this gorgeous Victorian communion set that I was gifted by a retiring priest around the time of my ordination. I thought it would need specialist repair and replating, but a bit of hot water and gentle cleaning has worked miracles!03 Jun 2026 12:22 +0000at://did:plc:c6cl3o7qau7qambrfi6hdd2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnf3xhghbk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/sianclare.bsky.social/post/3mmmh5ejp2k2xAnd breathe.24 May 2026 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:c6cl3o7qau7qambrfi6hdd2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmmh5ejp2k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/sianclare.bsky.social/post/3mmgvoz2tp22qIt's such a joy to add ember cards to my (tiny, toddler- and puppy-proof) oratory at this time of year. If you'd like me to pray for you, please send your card to: Mthr Sian Parker c/o St Peter's Church St Fagans Road Cardiff CF5 3DW22 May 2026 12:10 +0000at://did:plc:c6cl3o7qau7qambrfi6hdd2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmgvoz2tp22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/sianclare.bsky.social/post/3mlm5zjie4s26When I first became a Christian, I was told by my uni's Christian Union I needed to find a prayer partner. Everyone who I asked refused. At college, we were encouraged to form small prayer groups. Nobody ever invited me to one. Now, I've found the bestest little prayer companion in the world.11 May 2026 20:57 +0000at://did:plc:c6cl3o7qau7qambrfi6hdd2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlm5zjie4s26https://bsky.app/profile/sianclare.bsky.social/post/3mljdn56xls2yGlory be to God for dappled things.10 May 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:c6cl3o7qau7qambrfi6hdd2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljdn56xls2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/sianclare.bsky.social/post/3mci22n2yfs2uJust accidentally tuned in to Robert Jenrick's defection speech. 'We are living through the most profound change to our population in our nation's history.' ...hwæt?15 Jan 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:c6cl3o7qau7qambrfi6hdd2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mci22n2yfs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/sianclare.bsky.social/post/3mcbayfwx7k2uDark times in the Church.13 Jan 2026 00:04 +0000at://did:plc:c6cl3o7qau7qambrfi6hdd2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcbayfwx7k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/sianclare.bsky.social/post/3marjw43dpk24First Christmas as a priest, and I'm sorry to say bed > #ClergyMaltClub this year. Nadolig llawen!25 Dec 2025 00:36 +0000at://did:plc:c6cl3o7qau7qambrfi6hdd2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3marjw43dpk24https://bsky.app/profile/sianclare.bsky.social/post/3m3sqhqhruc2bI am insufferably twee, and I make no apology for it.22 Oct 2025 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:c6cl3o7qau7qambrfi6hdd2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3sqhqhruc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/sianclare.bsky.social/post/3lztsox3nns2hhttps://sianparker.substack.com/p/sermon-prisons-of-our-own-making ⚓️ 🕯27 Sep 2025 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:c6cl3o7qau7qambrfi6hdd2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lztsox3nns2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/sianclare.bsky.social/post/3lykioaizxc2uLiving my best life today.11 Sep 2025 10:04 +0000at://did:plc:c6cl3o7qau7qambrfi6hdd2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lykioaizxc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/sianclare.bsky.social/post/3lwqnjjtpx22zWeek off. Time to read my ordination gift from @frgiacbelloli.bsky.social. 🕯⚓️19 Aug 2025 09:56 +0000at://did:plc:c6cl3o7qau7qambrfi6hdd2v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwqnjjtpx22z