Category Archives: LAITY – UK

Blogging Block…

I’ve been having problems with blogging material.I don’t seem to have had any.After staring at my computer for the best part of an hour in the hopes that inspiration would strike, I have decided to give up and go into the church and pray.I need prayers right now…In the meantime, I thought I’d share a rather nice video from the Solemn High Mass in honour of St. Margaret Clitherow, celebrated at St

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Blogging Block…

A Walk For Life (As Opposed To A March…)

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It’s actually a sponsored walk, in aid of the Good Counsel Network. They do absolutely amazing stuff, giving real support to women in crisis pregnancies, many of whom would consider abortion to be their only option.

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A Walk For Life (As Opposed To A March…)

Friendship, Interior Life, Apostolate

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Friendship, Interior Life, Apostolate

I Like A Challenge…

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I was collecting His Hermeneuticalness and Fr. Briggs from Chislehurst Golf Club, when Fr

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I Like A Challenge…

Happy Feast Of The Ascension…

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Well, yes, I do realise that technically it isn’t celebrated until Sunday in England & Wales, but as the Extraordinary Form calendar celebrates the feast today, I’m sitting in the Small Hall in Blackfen waiting for our Missa Cantata.Much as I would prefer their Lordships to restore the Holydays, part of me recognises that such a restoration might put a bit of a crimp on the celebration of Mass in the Extraordinary Form on those days – it would become much harder to find clerics able to celebrate a Solemn High Mass, for example.In the meantime, I must confess to a certain mischievous glee associated with today’s feast.

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Happy Feast Of The Ascension…

Another Little Plug…

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On Monday I explained that I’d been trawling through some stats and gave a bit of a plug to some new blogs I’d stumbled across, as well as a few others which send traffic in my direction.Fr.

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The Media Still Spinning…

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One of the reasons given by the mainstream media for failing to cover the horrifying story of Kermit Gosnell was that this was only of local interest, and it was being amply covered in Philadelphia itself.Somehow or other the story of three women freed after being held in captivity for ten years in Cleveland, Ohio is not just of local interest. Maybe Ohio is just more of an international hub than Philadelphia.Mark Lambert has written a very perceptive post on the media’s choice of what counts as newsworthy.Going back to Gosnell’s trial – the jury is still deliberating.

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The Media Still Spinning…

A Few Additions…

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Checking through my blog stats is something I do very rarely these days – my posting has become so erratic that my readership has plummeted, and it’s depressing.

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Statues Of Our Lady…

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There has been some discussion (and controversy) about a new statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary in America. It got me thinking about images of Mary, particularly those based on apparitions.

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Statues Of Our Lady…

“Sacramentalisation”

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“Sacramentalisation”

I Just Couldn’t Resist…

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“Truly, it is the indescribable sweetness of contemplation which you give to those who love you.

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I Just Couldn’t Resist…

Young People and Confession

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Young People and Confession

Not Quite The Worst Example Of Parallel Parking, But…

This has gone viral on YouTube… I felt a real pang for the driver – I am not brilliant at parallel parking if I have an audience.

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More Cat Stuff…

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Salmon slivers worked in the past… As I mentioned yesterday, Monsignor Miaowrini has been acting strangely and is sporting a new “shaved patch” look.

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More Cat Stuff…

Miaowrini In Trouble…

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This evening Monsignor Miaowrini came in and curled up behind my knees while I was lying down reading. She normally only does this when it is extremely cold, so I was a little surprised, but didn’t think too much about it, and, after petting her a bit, I left her alone.When I decided to get up again, I started petting her so that she would move over and not get squished.

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Miaowrini In Trouble…

A Sign Of Things To Come…

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Teachers in England are no longer allowed to state what they believe to be true. Robert Haye was sacked because he told his pupils that homosexual activity is a sin.

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A Sign Of Things To Come…

Congratulations Are In Order…

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Joanna Bogle (Auntie Joanna Writes) has been made a Dame of St.

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Congratulations Are In Order…

The Rehabilitation Of St. George…

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I may have mentioned before that, being of a scientific inclination, I used to tend towards a purely rationalistic approach to the Faith. I say rationalistic rather than rational because I now know that such an approach is anything but rational.

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Sprucing Things Up…

Well, as promised, I have tidied up the blog a bit. The Kitty Kill Count gets to stay – it seems to be the one thing that everyone reads!Looking at the outclicks from my blog, I doubt that many people used my blogroll as a portal on a regular basis, so I decided to change the static, alphabetical order to one which reflects recent updates.

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Sprucing Things Up…

Pope Francis on Laity

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Pope Francis on Laity