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Spanish Civil War Letters by Loreto Sisters, 1936-38, by Dr Benjamin Hazard
We are grateful to Dr Hazard, of the School of History, University College Dublin, for providing us with this recording for our podcast which relates to a unique collection of letters written by Loreto Sisters during the Spanish Civil War. … Continue reading
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Tagged Dr Benjamin Hazard, Loreto Sisters, Spanish Civil War
Saint John Henry Newman – Doctor of the Church? by Fr Marcus Holden
“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
The Hunted Priest, talk on Fr Gerard SJ, Farm Street, 22 May 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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Tagged English Catholic History, Fr John Gerard SJ
A History of Reading Abbey by John and Lindsay Mullaney
Reading Abbey, a Cluniac monastery, was founded in 1121 by Henry I, the son of William the Conqueror, in remembrance of his own son William, who had died tragically at sea. Little remains now of what was once the largest and … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic History, John and Lindsay Mullaney, Reading Abbey
Bishop Youens of Northampton by Mrs Margaret Orborne
Bishop Laurence Walter Youens was a convert to the Catholic faith from Anglicanism, and was ordained priest in 1901 in High Wycombe, the first Catholic priest ordained there since the Reformation. After a period of missionary work in North Africa, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bishop Youens, English Catholic History, Northampton Diocese
St Alphege: Saint of Bath and Saint for our Times by Dr Giles Mercer
St Alphege was born near Bath in 954 and died a martyr 1011. Little known today, his life is however an example and inspiration. Dr Giles Mercer, former headmaster of Stonyhurst and Prior Park Schools and author of a recent … Continue reading
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Tagged Dr Giles Mercer, English Catholic History, St Alphege
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The English Dominican Province by Fr Richard Finn OP
26 Fr Richard Finn OP, a member of the Dominican house in Oxford, gives a lucid and informative account of the establishment of the Dominican Order in England. He covers their growth up to the time of the Reformation, their … Continue reading
Downside Library & Archives by Dr Simon Johnson
Dr Simon Johnson is Director of Heritage at Downside Abbey, a Benedictine Abbey and school in Somerset, England. Established in the 19th century, Downside is home to one of the best collections of religious manuscripts in the world. A recent … Continue reading
Shakespeare and the English Reformation by Lady Clare Asquith
Lady Clare Asquith published her acclaimed book ‘Shadowplay: The Hidden Beliefs and Coded Politics of William Shakespeare’ in 2005, a study of how Shakespeare secretly addressed the most profound political issues of his day, and how his plays embody a … Continue reading
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Tagged Clare Asquith, English Catholic History, English Reformation, Shakespeare
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St Nicholas Owen: Priest-hole Maker by Tony Reynolds
St Nicholas Owen was arguably one of the most fearless and courageous of the Catholic martyrs of the Reformation. He learnt joinery as a trade and put his skills to use in fashioning the most ingenious priest-holes in England during … Continue reading
Bid me come to thee upon the waters: R D Byles, Priest of the Titanic Disaster by Fr S J Hoyle
The son of a Congregational minister from Leeds, Rousell David Byles was influenced by High Church ideas at school and then at Oxford. He began training for Anglican ministry during which time he converted to Catholicism and was subsequently ordained … Continue reading
The Letters of John Henry Newman – A Portrait – by Mgr Roderick Strange
There are approximately 20,000 extant letters written by Blessed John Henry Newman. These have been gathered together in 32 volumes by the long and painstaking work of members of the Birmingham Oratory. Mgr Strange, theologian and Newman scholar, has recently … Continue reading
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Tagged English Catholic History, J H Newman, Roderick Strange
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An Overview of Devotion to Our Lady of Glastonbury by Dr Timothy Hopkinson-Ball
Glastonbury is the oldest shrine dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary in England, pre-dating the better-known Marian shrine of Walsingham by many 100s of years. Since the destruction of Glastonbury Abbey at the Reformation, the shrine’s Marian origins have been … Continue reading
“Priests in Uniform” – military chaplains of the First World War by Dr James Hagerty KSG
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
“He placed himself in the order of signs” – a talk on the poet David Jones by Dr Mary Coghill
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
Recusant Liturgy by Michael Hodgetts
Michael Hodgetts reviews the 300 years of liturgical practice of Catholics under penal conditions in England from the mid 1500s to early Victorian times. Music, missals, primers, chapel architecture and decoration, official and unofficial records of one sort or another, … Continue reading
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Tagged English Catholic History, Liturgy, Michael Hodgetts, Recusant history
The History of the Mass from Melchisedek to the Second Vatican Council by Fr Peter Jones
A clear and concise overview of the celebration of the Eucharist from the time of its foreshadowing in the Old Testament with the figure of Melchisedek (Genesis 14: 18-20). Fr Peter Jones shows that there is a core and constant … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic History, Fr Peter Jones, The Eucharist
Newman and Chesterton by Fr Ian Ker
Fr Ian Ker of Oxford University is a distinguished biographer of both Blessed Cardinal John Henry Newman and G K Chesterton. In this talk he draws upon his extensive knowledge of these great literary and religious figures to draw out … Continue reading
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Tagged English Catholic History, Fr Ian Ker, G K Chesterton, John Henry Newman
Eric Gill’s Stations of the Cross at St Augustine’s, High Wycombe by Br Michael Curran FSC
Br Michael Curran is a De La Salle brother. The Institute was founded in France in the 17th century by St John Baptiste de la Salle, princially for the education of boys from poor backgrounds. Br Michael looks at the … Continue reading
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Tagged English Catholic History, Eric Gill
A History of the Diocese of Northampton from 1750 by Brin Dunsire.
A detailed overview of the expansion of the Catholic Church from 1750 to the present day in the area covered by the Diocese of Northampton, as established in 1850 at the restoration of the Catholic hierachy in England & Wales. … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic Revival, English Catholic History, Northampton Diocese
