Ade Olopade, sacristan, holds the Pope’s Missal
The beatification of John Henry Cardinal Newman held a special meaning for the staff and pupils of the Oratory School and the Oratory Prep School. They attended the papal Mass in Birmingham for the...
View ArticleHarrow parishioners enjoy trip to Birmingham
Parishioners from Our Lady and St Thomas of Canterbury, Harrow on the Hill in north London, were delighted to make the journey to Cofton Park for the beatification of John Henry Newman. In the picture,...
View ArticlePope’s visit gave us ‘new confidence’, say bishops
The bishops of England and Wales said today that Pope Benedict XVI’s visit has given them “new confidence”. In a statement issued after their plenary meeting this week, they said the papal visit in...
View ArticleHere comes Lent again: but what, oh what, shall I give up?
As the years have gone by, I have become increasingly ill-prepared for the beginning of Lent, the arrival of which always takes me by surprise, even when it begins as late in the year as it does today....
View ArticleAnglican cathedral hosts a Dream performance
Blessed John Henry Newman’s sublime poem The Dream of Gerontius, set to music by Sir Edward Elgar, was performed in Worcester Cathedral at the opening concert of the Three Choirs Festival 2011, on...
View ArticleAt 85, Pope Benedict is more inspiring than ever
Reading the very moving testimony of Pope Benedict XVI on his 85th birthday on April 16, I was struck by the strong faith he radiated. Of course, if you are Pope it goes without saying that you must...
View ArticleOnce Blessed John Henry Newman had put his hand to the plough, there was no...
I have just finished reading “Newman and his Family” by Edward Short, published by Bloomsbury. It is a very fine book, much to be recommended for all lovers of Newman. I am in no way a Newman scholar...
View ArticleWhat the synod is really all about
The family synod’s first week included the feast of John Henry Newman, fixed not on the date of his death as is customary, but on October 9, the date of his reception into the Catholic Church in 1845....
View ArticleLet’s show High Church Anglicans they’re welcome in the Ordinariate
On holiday last week in west Wales, we chanced on an Anglican church in Milford Haven. I say “Anglican” because although it didn’t call itself a Catholic church on the notice board outside I was...
View ArticleNewman teaches us a whole new way to look at history
In his preface to his latest book on John Henry Newman, Newman and History (Gracewing, £20), American writer Edward Short says that he wanted to share Newman’s “brilliant historical insights” and his...
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