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Category Archives: Catholic Culture
The papal earth-quake
Ches sums up the impact of the Papal interviews: The most visible wreckage lies in the confusion, disillusion and demoralization of faithful men and women – small ones and those at the very top of the Church’s life – whose … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic Culture, Catholic Moral Teaching, Mission, Pope Francis I
Tagged Ches, La Repubblica, Pope Francis, The Sensible Bond, Trendy Teachers
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Miserere
Papal Arms by Xavier d’Andeville, H/T to http://orbiscatholicussecundus.blogspot.co.uk John Allen tells us that the key word for Pope Francis is “mercy”.
The Sign of the Cross
by Tim Shaughnessy I knew how to do the sign of the cross growing up. As far as “easy prayers to memorize” go, it has to be at the top of the list and so usually is the first prayer … Continue reading
Have we lost reverence in Church these Days? How can we recover it?
By: Msgr. Charles Pope In the first reading this morning at Mass there was the familiar story of Moses’ encounter with God at the burning bush on Mount Horeb. Approaching the Theophany, and thus the presence of God Moses received … Continue reading
Dressing modestly as Catholics
from: http://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com Summer is on us and with it, the heat. Which makes us feel the need to discard layers of clothes and be freer with our movements. With this desire though, necessarily comes the obligation to continue dressing modestly, … Continue reading
Film about St Winefride’s Well
Some of you enjoyed a film made by my son about the Dome of Home church in the Wirral. Here’s another he has made, this time about the oldest site of continuous Christian pilgrimage in Great Britain, St Winefride’s Well. … Continue reading
Posted in Bishop Peter Brignall, Bishops, Catholic Culture, Church History, Devotion, Martyrs, Media, Saints
Tagged Bishop Peter Brignall, St Winefride's Well, St. Winifred, Wales
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The Holy Martyrs of Walsingham
A recent perusal of the wealth of British Catholic Blogs led me to an author who is undertaking a pilgrimage to Walsingham in the near future. Mention was made, very briefly, of the Walsingham Martyrs. Last year I too made … Continue reading
Bishop Egan’s letter to David Cameron
As a follow-up to Gertrude’s recent post on +Philip Egan’s statement about “Gay marriage”, here is part of a two-page letter the intrepid Bishop has written to David Cameron: 15th December 2012 Rt. Hon. David Cameron MP Prime Minister and Leader … Continue reading
Statement from Bishop Egan regarding gay ‘marriage’.
We thank Almighty God for giving us Shepherds who are not afraid to speak on the serious issues confronting our Church, our country and indeed our Roman Catholic lives. The issue of so called ‘gay marriage’ is an issue … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic Culture
Tagged 'gay marriage' David Cameron, + Philip Egan, Diocese of Portsmouth
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Aspirant Traditional Benedictines
Ora Pro Nobis With a tip of the hat to Dr Shaw, please pray for a group of Catholic men who are entering a year of discernment to decide on whether to revive the traditional Benedictine life in England. Their … Continue reading
Papal Delegate to the IEC will make a pilgrimage of Atonement to Lough Derg.
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin has announced that the Papal Legate to the International Eucharistic Congress is to travel to Co Donegal tomorrow on an overnight pilgrimage to the penitential island of Lough Derg. The visit is regarded by observers as a … Continue reading
Oh, My Hand: Complaints Medieval Monks Scribbled in the Margins of Illuminated Manuscripts
“Thank God, it will soon be dark.” ‘I am very cold’ and other marginalia, written centuries ago by monks transcribing books, shows that not all was joy and light ‘Oh my hand’ … a detail from an 11th-century manuscript. Photograph: … Continue reading
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