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About the author

Padre Will, in real life, is the Rev’d Dr. William Ingle-Gillis, a priest in the Heart of Monmouthshire Ministry Area in South Wales. A Texan raised in Georgia, Father Will moved to the U.K. in 1996, and was ordained just over 20 years ago. All of his parish ministry has happened in South Wales. 

As a priest in the liberal catholic tradition of the Anglican church, he believes in the seven sacraments, the apostolic succession, the liturgy, equal marriage, generosity and goodness towards all who cross our thresholds, regardless of whether they themselves believe in God, regardless of their sexuality, their gender, their past life … regardless of anything. All are welcome.

In his own past life, Padre Will studied German, English, and then Religion, at Baylor University in Waco, Texas; then, theology at King’s College, London; and specifically for the priesthood at Westcott House, Cambridge. During the early years of his ministry, he also taught ethics and theology to the ordinands at St. Michael’s College (now St. Padarn’s Institute), Llandaff. He has served parishes in Caldicot, Caerwent, Penhow, and Newport. From 2025, Padre Will is the Diocesan Director of Ordinands for Monmouth Diocese.

Married to the Rev’d Canon Sally Ingle-Gillis, the pair have a large family of two daughters and four sons … and, of course, the two cats … even a turtle. Personal interests include science fiction (not least “Star Trek”, “Doctor Who”, and “El Ministerio del Tiempo”); languages in general (and Spanish in particular); Texas and Georgia barbecue (brisket and pulled pork, respectively); computers, phones, and similar gizmos; animated shows like “Futurama” and “Rick & Morty”; music in general and, in particular, Texas country music, Norteño, and Tejano. And, once more, cats … any cat … all the cats! 

About the site

This site is actually an ongoing process, which I created for several reasons; but, bearing in mind that the original version of this site was in Spanish, the short version is this:  

I learnt Spanish during the covid lockdowns — and certainly I still have a lot to learn. But, notwithstanding that, I wanted to use these new skills in real life,  to connect up with real people, and — without many opportunities to do that here in Wales, for lack of speakers — I hope that the internet will suffice for the moment.

Meanwhile, as a parish priest, I was wanting to encourage my English-speaking people (and, honestly, myself) to pray more.  A few months later, I discovered the Anglican rosary in a YouTube video of some latino Anglicans praying it. For reasons I don’t completely understand, I found myself very moved, and decided to try it for myself during Lent. The experience was transformative, and when I wrote a little about it in the parish magazine, a few of my people asked me to teach them how it works. From that grew a small but faithful group meeting weekly to pray.

And so we arrive at this site, a combination of both passions. We have versions in English and Spanish with prayers for use with the Anglican rosary; hopefully, they’ll be useful for those who are seeking new methods of prayer in whichever language.