Monthly Archives: November 2014

“Priests in Uniform” – military chaplains of the First World War by Dr James Hagerty KSG

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Dr James Hagerty gives a detailed talk on the contribution of military chaplains in the First World War.  Roman Catholic chaplains were first commissioned for the British Army after the Crimean War, in 1858.  At the outbreak of WWI therefore … Continue reading →

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“He placed himself in the order of signs” – a talk on the poet David Jones by Dr Mary Coghill

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David Jones (1895-1974) was an artist and poet who contributed significantly to Catholic war literature. He was present at the front throughout most of the First World War only leaving the front when wounded, and then returning. His experiences marked … Continue reading →

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