Tag Archives: Pastoral matters

La Douceur Pastorale

Posted on Friday, 7 August, 2020 by

One thing that motivated me to go to the Institute of Christ the King at the end of my university studies in 1990 was the influence of Opus Sacerdotale, an association of French parish priests. In the 1970’s, they generally … Continue reading →

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Our Church’s outreach in these uncertain times

Posted on Monday, 30 March, 2020 by

Fr Jonathan Munn has come up with an excellent initiative on our Diocesan website: Material for use during the COVID 19 epidemic There are recordings of Mass from private chapels, including our Bishop who preached a lovely sermon yesterday. My … Continue reading →

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Passion Sunday

Posted on Sunday, 29 March, 2020 by

Here is my recording of Mass and Sermon for Passion Sunday. The rite is the Use of Sarum in Latin except the Epistle and Gospel. I intend to record also the Masses of Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, the Mass of … Continue reading →

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Attend Mass by Live Streaming

Posted on Thursday, 19 March, 2020 by

Those who wish to attend Mass at home by live streaming may do so: Fraternity of St Peter St Eugene, Paris, France – via their YouTube channel and Facebook page. Mass every weekday at 7:00 pm local time (6 pm in the UK). … Continue reading →

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One or Two Ideas…

Posted on Sunday, 15 March, 2020 by

As I celebrated Mass this morning, as always sine populo, I was aware of a great feeling of gratitude to be at Mass and receiving the Sacrament. Here in France, Italy and elsewhere, there can be no public Mass. We … Continue reading →

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Romantic and Patristic Liturgy in Louis Bouyer

Posted on Tuesday, 10 March, 2020 by

The work of Louis Bouyer (1913-2004) was a unique contribution to French ressourcement theology. A convert from Lutheranism and a French Oratorian, he followed John-Henry Newman in many ways, inspired by Newman’s patristic approach rather than a slavish conversion to … Continue reading →

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Radical secularisation?

Posted on Sunday, 1 March, 2020 by

I have been having more of a look through the website of the Nordic Catholic Church, and in particular a short posting by Bishop Flemestad on The Church of the Future. The thought appears to be cogent, since it is … Continue reading →

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Continuing Anglicanism in France

Posted on Thursday, 11 October, 2018 by

There is an official description of my Chaplaincy of St Mary the Virgin, Hautot Saint Sulpice, France in our Diocesan Website. My brother in the priesthood, Fr Jonathan Munn, asked me to write a posting about my ministry in France. … Continue reading →

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Vocation

Posted on Wednesday, 13 June, 2018 by

After withdrawing from a particularly negative view of things as expressed in a certain blog, I turned more attentively to my nautical plans – only clothes and bathroom things into a dry bag, and everything will be just about ready … Continue reading →

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Confession and Safeguarding

Posted on Friday, 1 June, 2018 by

The Church of England has come up with some new legislation on confession to a priest. When a priest is to hear a confession, he has to recite to the penitent: If you touch on any matter in your confession … Continue reading →

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