I feel deeply moved to be with you in Tyne Cot because my grandfather, Eric Hudson, fought here in the Battle of Passchendaele and survived. We gather here in a spirit of what the ancient Romans called 'pietas'. 'Pietas', for the Romans, m...
by Fr Nicholas Schofield, Diocesan Archivist
Launceston, 'the gateway to Cornwall, is a charming town situated two miles west of the river Tamar, the natural border that almost makes Cornwall into an island. Launceston was an important thorou...
The theme for the World Meeting of Families in Ireland in August was The Gospel of the Family:
The sessions have been written by Pia Matthews - wife, mother, theologian, Bishop John Sherrington and Bishop John Wilson. Forward by Fr Chr.....
Given at the Requiem Mass on the tenth anniversary of the death of Cardinal Basil Hume on 17
As we gather for the celebration of this Requiem Mass I am sure that our minds and hearts are filled with memories of Cardinal Basil Hume. Each of us h...
In this second of two articles in the 450th anniversary year of the English College, Douai, Fr Nicholas Schofield continues
the story of the College through turbulent wars and the French Revolution until its return to English shores
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