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FROM AN OLD ROMAN – St. Peter’s
In most seminaries at that time, Thursdays and Sundays were days off. So we had lectures on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and then on Friday ... Read More
FROM AN OLD ROMAN – A Good Samaritan…
Lectures started the next day and we gathered in the Great Hall to hear the wisdom of our elders. The Hall held about 400 students ... Read More
FROM AN OLD ROMAN –“Euntes docete omnes gentes”
After those “settling-in days” came the real work for which we had travelled 10,000 miles, the spiritual, academic and cultural exercises to test our vocation ... Read More
FROM AN OLD ROMAN – Auto-Formation
Settling in to Prop were busy and challenging days as we came to terms with a missionary Church, rather than an Anglo-Celtic Church. Apart from ... Read More
FROM AN OLD ROMAN – “O Roma Felix…”
Pope Urban VIII (1568-1644), with His Nephews Cardinal Francesco Baberini (1597-1679), and Cardinal Antonio Barberini (1607-1671); Stockport Heritage Services We arrived at Prop at 8.00 ... Read More
Jesus asks us to pay attention to details
You may be aware that Pope Francis has recently published an Apostolic Exhortation, GAUDETE ET EXSULTATE (Rejoice and Exult). Read More
Marriage, divorce, secularism and child support
Catholic teaching maintains that marriage is for life, but there are questions of social justice to consider when couples part or divorce. Read More