News from the Editor of The Universe – a new Catholic Directory of England and Wales for 2022

Posted on September 22, 2021 by vburke44

Many of you will know that The Universe is no longer published. We have received the following communication from Joseph Kelly which we believe will be of interest to our readers.

I am writing to you about the Official Catholic Directory of England & Wales. As you may know, due to Covid, the Catholic Universe newspaper ceased publication this year, and its publisher Universe Media Ltd (UMG) has gone into liquidation.

At UMG I edited and produced the Catholic Directory for a number of years, as well as 26 years as the editor of The Catholic Universe. With the demise of the company I was determined to continue my commitment to Catholic publishing, so have established The Edit Partnership Ltd, to produce high quality publications and resources for our Catholic community.

As a consequence of the closure of The Universe, no Catholic Directory was produced for 2021, but I’m delighted to say that The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England & Wales has asked me to produce a 2022 Official Catholic Directory of England & Wales, in the same style and format as previous editions.

I am updating the Directory across September and October and would be very grateful if you could advise any changes by 15th October latest. If there are any other areas where I can be of support and assistance to your mission please don’t hesitate to ask.

As always thank you for all your help and support for the directory project, and for your very kind prayers and messages of personal support at this challenging time.

Kind regards

JOSEPH

TheEditPartnership

Joseph Kelly • Editorial Director


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In addition, there is a new website, launched by the Edit Partnership – www.thecatholicnetwork.co.uk – to help support the England & Wales Catholic Church and it organisations. It is well worth a look and we can be grateful to Joseph Kelly and his colleagues for taking this initiative to support the Catholic Church in England and Wales in these difficult times. We wish him every success.

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Latest ECHA Newsletter

Posted on August 10, 2021 by vburke44

Click here to read our latest newsletter, we apologise for the late appearance of this newsletter.

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Visit to Oulton Abbey, Staffordshire, 18 August 2021

Posted on July 19, 2021 by vburke44

We are delighted to be able to join a visit to Oulton Abbey with members of the Midland Catholic History Society, who are hosting this event.

Please CLICK HERE for the booking form for the visit plus the lunch menu at the Wheatsheaf Inn. All necessary precautions will be taken to minimise any health hazards during the visit.  The fee for the visit will cover the cost of a main dish at the Inn. When you return your booking form and cheque please also indicate your choice of meal so that we can forward the details to the pub in advance – this will allow them to deal with a large group of people without too much delay. Any other items you want from the menu (desserts, coffee etc) are not covered by the visit fee.

The morning part of the visit will be preceded by the Annual General Meeting of the Midland Catholic History Society which should not take more than about fifteen minutes. A copy of the accounts for 2020 are attached, plus a nomination form for the election of officers.

The community of Benedictine sisters no longer resides at the Abbey – which is now a nursing home. But a number of areas of the Abbey can still be visited, including the grade II listed E. W. Pugin chapel.

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Francois Longuet and the Reading Mission by Lindsay Mullaney

Posted on June 20, 2021 by vburke44
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Francois Longuet was one of several French émigré priests who came to Reading in the wake of the French Revolution. He founded a new chapel in Reading, the first purpose-built one since the Reformation, which he called The Chapel of the Resurrection. Basing her talk on letters extant between Longuet and his Bishop, Lindsay gives a fascinating insight into this unusual and, in the end, tragic life.

To listen to the talk click on the arrow below or click to the image to find the talk in our podcast

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The Papal Zouaves: Victorians who fought for the Pope by Fr Nicholas Schofield

Posted on June 18, 2021 by vburke44

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The Papal Zouaves were the volunteers from Britain and Ireland who flocked to Rome to help the Pope defend the Papal States between 1860 and 1870. 

Fr Nicholas Schofield gives a detailed and fascinating account of this little known episode in Papal history.

To listen to the talk click on the arrow below or click to the image to find the talk in our podcast

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Online Symposium – Temporal and Spiritual Journeys in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe – 20 May 2021

Posted on May 11, 2021 by vburke44

ECHA member Dr Ben Hazard of Dublin University is organizing this free online symposium to take place on Thursday 20 May 2021.

Please see the attached programme for full details.  Register via Eventbrite on this link

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The Papal Zouaves: The Victorians who fought for the Pope by Fr Nicholas Schofield, Monday 26 April, 7pm

Posted on April 19, 2021 by vburke44

We are delighted to welcome Fr Nicholas Schofield to a Zoom presentation on 26 April at 7pm. He will talk about the volunteers from Britain and Ireland who flocked to Rome to help the Pope defend the Papal States between 1860 and 1870.

Fr Nicholas is the Parish Priest of Our Lady of Lourdes and St Michael in Uxbridge. He is the Archivist of Westminster Diocese and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. His publications include The English Cardinals, The English Vicars Apostolic as well as numerous articles in the Catholic Times.

Organiser: Nigel Parker

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Cardinal Pole by Rev Dr Kenneth Carleton

Posted on March 26, 2021 by vburke44
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Rev Carleton is a Deacon of Brentwood Diocese, UK. He gives an introduction to Cardinal Reginald Pole, Archbishop of Canterbury under Queen Mary, and son of Blessed Margaret Pole.

To listen to the talk click on the arrow below or click to the image to find the talk in our podcast

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Francois Longuet and the Reading Mission – a talk via Zoom by Lindsay Mullaney, Thursday 18 March, 11am

Posted on March 2, 2021 by vburke44

Francois Longuet was a French emigre priest who came to Reading in the wake of the French Revolution. He founded a chapel in Reading, the first purpose-built one since the Reformation, which he called The Chapel of the Resurrection. We look forward very much to Lindsay’s talk on this resourceful and little-known character, the founder of modern Catholic community in Reading.

Organiser: Angie Hodges.

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The History of Catholicism in the Bournemouth Area – talk by C Robson, Monday 15 March, 7.30pm

Posted on March 2, 2021 by vburke44

Chris Robson will be giving this talk via Zoom. Please email our Secretary, Angie Hodges, for the Zoom link.

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The Catholic Bishops of Arundel and Brighton 1965 – 2020 by Paul Severn

Posted on February 19, 2021 by vburke44

Published by the Isle of Wight Catholic History Society, and with the assistance of a grant from ECHA, Paul Severn has written the history of the Catholic Bishops of Arundel & Brighton since 1965 to the present day. The booklet is published in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Bishop David Cashman – the first Bishop of Arundel and Brighton.

The booklet is available from the Isle of Wight Catholic History Society. Please contact them via their website (www.iow-chs.org.uk) or email: iow-chs@outlook.com

The booklet costs £6-00 including postage and packing. Cheques (payable to “IoW Catholic History Society” may be sent to the society at 72, Mayfield Road, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 3PR or (preferably) order by email and the money may be transferred directly into the society bank account:-

HSBC Sort Code  40 – 39 – 17.                                  Acc. No. 21373749

Please label the transfer CBAB and your surname.

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Talk on Cardinal Pole by Rev Dr Kenneth Carleton – Saturday 6th February at 2pm

Posted on February 3, 2021 by vburke44

We are delighted to welcome Reverend Ken Carleton of Brentwood Diocese to speak to us on the subject of Cardinal Pole via Zoom this coming Saturday. For those of you who are able to join us the Zoom link is as follows:

Topic: ECHA – Dr Ken Carleton on Cardinal Pole
Time: Feb 6, 2021 02:00 PM London
 
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89053130684?pwd=N0hZbnQzOERlc1VleHNOcWtrSmVFZz09
 
Meeting ID: 890 5313 0684
Passcode: xaPiV3

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Marian Shrines in England – talk by Joanna Bogle – 9 February 2021, 7pm

Posted on February 2, 2021 by vburke44

Organised by the Friends of Westminster Cathedral, this talk will take place via Zoom at 7pm on Tuesday 9th February, cost £5 to go towards the Friends’ work supporting the cathedral.

For the Zoom link and how to pay contact Christina White at the Friends on friends@rcdow.org.uk

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Monasticism in Suffolk by Dr Francis Young

Posted on January 28, 2021 by vburke44

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Dr Francis Young spoke on this subject to our members during a recent Zoom lecture. It happened also to be the Feast of St Edmund to which he alludes at the beginning of the talk. Dr Young gives a masterly overview of the history of monasticism in Suffolk. The story of the rise, fall and re-establishment of religious life in Suffolk is in many ways a reflection of what happened elsewhere in England.

To listen to the talk click on the arrow below or click to the image to find the talk in our podcast

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CFHS talk given by Tim Guile – Catholic Recusant Women in 16th and early 17th Century England – 30 January, 2pm

Posted on January 20, 2021 by vburke44

This lecture will be given via Zoom, and organised by the Catholic Family History Society.

Click here for further information and to register for the talk

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The Cockpit of Conscience: Society, Politics and Religion in Stuart Lancashire 1603-1714 by Dr Anthony Hilton

Posted on December 3, 2020 by vburke44

This new publication of one of our members takes up Thomas Fuller’s 1662 characterisation of Lancashire as divided between Protestants and Catholics, showing how religious and political division undermined the county’s status-conscious society, obsessed with religion, a tension manifested in outbreaks of witchcraft and demon-possession, and culminating in civil war. It considers how the abolition of monarchy and Episcopalian Protestantism resulted in the proliferation of radical Protestant sects, followed by the restoration of king and bishops, and then another revolution
which led to the eventual rejection of communal religious violence.

Dr Anthony Hilton is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, and Editor Emeritus of North West Catholic History. His publications include Catholic Lancashire: From Reformation to Renewal, 1559-1991.

The book is obtainable from J. A, Hilton, 282 Whelley, Wigan, Lancashire, WN2 1DA, for £18 inc. p. & p.

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Stations of the Cross for sale at auction from Grace Dieu, Leicestershire – 1st December 2020

Posted on November 27, 2020 by vburke44

14 carved wooden stations from the Grace Dieu estate are being sold at an auction house on 1st December 2020. Grace Dieu School which was run by the Rosminians, closed in the summer of this year.. Full details can be found on the link below.

https://www.gildings.co.uk/auction/lot/33-set-of-fourteen-carved-and-limed-poplar-station-of-the-cross/?lot=47358

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Henry I and his Abbey by Lindsay Mullaney

Posted on November 9, 2020 by vburke44

Members may be interested in the latest publication from Lindsay Mullaney on Henry I and Reading Abbey – details attached. Anyone who may in the past have attended talks/presentations by John and Lindsay Mullaney will know that they can look forward to a lively and entertaining, as well as scholarly, read.

Henry I and His AbbeyDownload

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Newman Conference, Christian Heritage Centre, Stonyhurst

Posted on October 24, 2020 by St Paul Repository

Please go to the following link for information on this upcoming conference to mark the first anniversary of the canonisation of St John Henry Newman

https://christianheritagecentre.com/event/newman/

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ECHA Annual General Meeting, Saturday 24 October

Posted on October 5, 2020 by vburke44

Due to the ongoing pandemic the ECHA’s AGM for 2020 will be held via
Zoom on Saturday 24th October 2020 at 09.30 a.m.

The AGM itself is expected to last 20 minutes.

There will then follow a virtual break, and, at 10.15 a.m. Dr Carmen Mangion will present her paper, Changing Dimensions of Women’s Religious Life, 1945 – 1990

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