Tag Archives: Prayer intentions

Notre Dame de Paris

Posted on Tuesday, 16 April, 2019 by

It was about the time when the fire alarm was given when I saw something on Facebook. News from mainstream sources was still rare, and only the roof over the crossing was ablaze. The fire brigade was there very quickly. … Continue reading →

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Sol Invictus!

Posted on Friday, 21 December, 2018 by

Today is St Thomas and the winter solstice here in the northern hemisphere. Let the daylight not only be unconquered but grow as a sign of grace from the Incarnate Son of God!

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The Possessed

Posted on Tuesday, 11 December, 2018 by

Not having written anything political since the third of this month, I have to say that the last couple of days have shaken me to the core. Two heads of state, for totally different reasons, are at the point of … Continue reading →

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Schlechtes Wetter

Posted on Wednesday, 6 June, 2018 by

On this day commemorating the seventy-fourth anniversary of Operation Overlord, commonly known as D-Day, we have just about the same weather, perhaps a little less wind. Europe is presently plagued with unstable and stormy weather due to a kind of “witch’s … Continue reading →

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Viability

Posted on Wednesday, 9 May, 2018 by

My domesticated challenge and antithesis has kindly commented on a synodal address given by Bishop Paul C Hewett on 27th April 2018. On reading this address, I had a positive impression of it all, a frank awareness of our fragility and … Continue reading →

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Fr Tony Fry

Posted on Monday, 19 February, 2018 by

In the annals of my memory, I recall Fr Tony Fry who was ordained in 1996 by Bishop Hamlett. I was present at the ceremony at the church in Madeley Heath. I have just been informed of his death and … Continue reading →

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Fr Graeme Mitchell RIP

Posted on Friday, 22 September, 2017 by

Of your charity, please pray for the soul of Fr Graeme Mitchell of the Anglican Catholic Church in Australia (member Church of the TAC). I received this obituary from Bishop David Robarts. When I joined the TAC in August 2005 … Continue reading →

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Watch out for the Hun in the Sun

Posted on Friday, 7 July, 2017 by

I received a phone call late last night from someone I hadn’t heard from for almost thirty years. I was quite sure he was dead after so many years without the slightest trace anywhere. Some years ago, there was a … Continue reading →

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La France!

Posted on Friday, 21 April, 2017 by

Almost on the eve of the first ballot in the French Presidential election, we consider the many threats facing this country and the rest of Europe. Rod Dreher has just written The Grave Crisis Facing France. It is an analysis … Continue reading →

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The Stripping of the Altars

Posted on Thursday, 13 April, 2017 by

As the liturgy of Maundy Thursday instructed me to strip and wash the altars of my chapel, the thought came into mind of the title of a famous book by the historian Dr Eamon Duffy. His subject was the English … Continue reading →

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