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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
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
Posted in Conferences, ECHA Podcast, Recusant History
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
