Tim Rowlands

St. David's Day is an opportunity for the church to reflect and connect

29 February 2024It's St David’s Day here in Wales, and ever since I can remember – even in those distant times before the oily piano day – it always felt like an important day. In the Nantlle Valley where I grew up, the daffodils would be out, we’d bake Welsh cakes at school, it’d probably be raining, and we’d be reminded of the patron saint himself, Dewi Sant. Much of what we know of the once Bishop of St David's has been handed down through centuries of tradition, with some aspects of his life completely…