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Gresham College Lecture – How the English learned to hate Catholics by Professor Alec Ryrie

Posted on January 12, 2020

To read the text of Professor Ryrie’s recent lecture go to the link below: https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/content.gresham.ac.uk/data/binary/3167/2019-11-20_AlecRyrie_EnglishCatholics-T.pdf Gresham College

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Origins of Anti-Catholicism – lecture at the Museum of London, 20 November, 6pm

Posted on November 18, 2019

A Free Lecture: The origins of Anti-Catholicism by Alec Ryrie, Gresham Professor of Divinity Alec Ryrie is a Professor in the History of Christianity at Durham University. He’s a superb speaker and his previous series on Extreme Christianity and Atheism have … Continue reading →

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ECHA AGM and Day Conference Saturday 19 October 2019, St Monica’s Catholic Church, Hoxton, London N6 1NT.

Posted on October 4, 2019

Please join us: 1.30pm AGM 2.30pm Sheepfolds for Strayed Sheep – Catholic mission in 19th century Inner London – a talk by Jean Maynard followed by tea and a tour of the church. Admission £5 on the door.

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Talk by Prof. Eamon Duffy on Cardinal Pole

Posted on July 30, 2019

Our readers might like to listen to this excellent address by Professor Eamon Duffy on Cardinal Reginald Pole given to the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham during a recent pilgrimage to Canterbury: Cardinal Reginald Pole: A Counter-Reformation Prince … Continue reading →

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Saint John Henry Newman – Doctor of the Church? by Fr Marcus Holden

Posted on July 18, 2019

“The spiritual guide, the apologist, the modern visionary, the antidote to liberalism, the defender of conscience, the man who never sinned against the light – these are the reasons why Newman should be considered a Doctor of the Church.”  Blessed … Continue reading →

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Catholic Archives Society

Posted on May 13, 2019

Study visit to Dublin   –   12-16 August 2019 A visit to ecclesiastical and civil archives and related institutions in Dublin Enquiries about the provisional programme and other aspects of the visit to: Mr Paul Shaw, St Mary’s Convent, 10 The … Continue reading →

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The Hunted Priest, talk on Fr Gerard SJ, Farm Street, 22 May 2019

Posted on April 30, 2019

The Hunted Priest: Fr John Gerard, the English Mission and the Gunpowder Plot Date – Wednesday 22nd May Time – 6.45pm Cost – Free/donation Location – Farm Street Hall Description – Landing at night on the Norfolk Coast in October … Continue reading →

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