silence: in church and the sea…

This morning, Andrew and I woke up at home, got up, had some breakfast and then went to Church. As I said on twitter… Getting ready to go to @stgeorgebelfast with @belfastwriter – the only “normative” thing to do on Sunday morning. @churchofireland — M Carchrie Campbell (@gyronny) May 13, 2012 We arrived at St George’s just before two friends from Changing Attitude Ireland and they joined us in the pew. Throughout Mass it was clear that the LGBT community is welcome in the church. I knew I was welcome in St George’s, now I am finding out that Andrew … Continue reading silence: in church and the sea…

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best wishes to Fathers Burnham, Newton, & Broadhurst

John Henry Newman
Blessed John Henry Newman. Pray for us. Image via Wikipedia

As the first personal ordinariate is erected and Father Andrew Burnham and Father John Broadhurst take up membership with Father Keith Newton as the Ordinary, I wish them and all who will come into communion with the See of Peter in this way all the very best. Fathers Burnham and Broadhurst I have met and I know that they will continue to work for the Cure of Souls, Continue reading “best wishes to Fathers Burnham, Newton, & Broadhurst”

lead, kindly light… Pope Benedict XVI

Sadly, due to illness, I was unable to use the ticket that I had been granted to attend the Vigil in Hyde Park, but thanks to the wonders of the internet, I was able to lie, sit, and kneel at a friend’s house in East Belfast to watch. Afterwards, he remarked that what the Holy Father said was not that far away from what could be said in a Christadelphian exhortation. If this is how close we are together, then there really is hope for Christian unity. The text of the homily given by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI to … Continue reading lead, kindly light… Pope Benedict XVI

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Tears at Night, Joy at Dawn

One of my favourite pieces of music, which I first listened to on a trip home from London when I also read the book, Tears at Night, Joy at Dawn: Diary of a dying seminarian by Andrew Robinson of the Birmingham Archdiocese. I remember very well his mentions of the prayers for the canonisation of John Henry Newman. Let’s hope that Andrew is enjoying the beatific vision along with Cardinal Newman. Continue reading Tears at Night, Joy at Dawn

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State Visit of Sovereign Pontiff to UK: truly an historic opportunity not to be missed

This week sees a truly historic event taking place in the United Kingdom. For the first time since long before the Reformation National Apostasy, the Sovereign Pontiff will beatify an Englishman who is not a martyr. The Englishman in question is The Venerable (soon to be The Blessed) John Henry, Cardinal Newman, Cong. Orat.. For reference, the last Englishman so canonised was St Thomas of Hereford, canonised by John XXII in 1320. The election of His Eminence Joseph, Cardinal Ratzinger (as he then was) as Pope Benedict ⅩⅥ was met with great rejoicing in the Oxford Oratory. Little did we … Continue reading State Visit of Sovereign Pontiff to UK: truly an historic opportunity not to be missed

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