Welcome to New Goliards, a blog for priests and other Christians. As I wrote in The Goliards then and now, I address the serious problem of priests who find themselves canonically ‘homeless’, ‘shipwrecked’ or whatever other metaphor might be appropriate. Some priests are ‘orphaned’ through no fault of their own and others were victims of harassment or various forms of physical or psychological abuse. Others could not take both celibacy and an unfulfilling ministry with lay folk without the least care or empathy for their priest.

This blog does not represent any Church, ecclesial community or jurisdiction of any kind. This blog is run by a priest presently affiliated to a Continuing Anglican jurisdiction, but is not intent on guiding any priest in that direction.

Unlike the medieval Goliards, we are not all musicians, poets or mischievous young clerics seeking to make fools of ourselves, but marginalised priests trying to live out our vocation in an unconventional way, in spite of being outside normal episcopal jurisdiction and reaching out to souls beyond the limits of the institutional Church.

This blog will endeavour to treat all institutional Churches with respect. Naturally, trolling and similar practices in the comments box will be dealt with rigorously. Priests who are concerned for anonymity may use pseudonyms, and should write in a courteous, respectful and honest manner. We are likely to be a very diverse lot, so please avoid arguing over issues associated with ‘conservative’ and ‘liberal’ ideologies. Let us focus on spirituality and testimony of our vocations.