Sr Nora Coughlan SMG

I am now about to commence my fifth year at the Chaplaincy so I am beginning to feel like one of the old-stagers! Each autumn, the influx of new students adds fresh life and vibrancy to our community here at the Catholic Chaplaincy.

I want to extend a very warm welcome to everybody, but especially to those of you who are new to Oxford. This is an exciting and challenging time as you ‘launch out into the deep’ as it were. If at any time you feel the need to talk to somebody, to find a space where you can meet others for relaxation or discussion, or simply to find quiet for prayer/solitude, then come to the Catholic Chaplaincy.

The Old Palace has a long and rich history.  We are constantly meeting former students who look back on the time they have spent here with deep gratitude and affection.

I wish you every blessing for this new academic year.
 

Fr John Moffatt SJ

John Moffatt SJ joined the Jesuits in 1982 after leaving university, where he studied Classics and Philosophy. He has spent most of his working Jesuit life as a teacher-chaplain at St. Ignatius College, Enfield and Wimbledon College, South London (two Jesuit comprehensive schools). There he taught mostly RE/Philosophy of Religion, Latin/Classics and some drama.  He has worked on the teams organising the liturgical and retreat programme for the two schools and in his last posting at St. Ignatius has done some direction for school productions. In recent years he has helped out at the Parish of Our Lady and St. George, Enfield on Sundays. This has been interspersed with periods of study at London, Innsbruck and Oxford.  He has done some work in adult formation and has written a book (Beyond the Catechism) to help those who have intellectual difficulties with their faith. Hobbies include walking up (and down) mountains and playing the viola (at home). Currently he is looking for a band dodgy enough to need his electric viola and iffy tenor sax.

 

Fr Roger Dawson SJ

Fr Roger Dawson SJ served as an officer with the Royal Greenjackets before studying Psychology at Durham University.  He joined the Jesuits in 1997 and has studied philosophy and Theology in London and Paris. He worked on his doctorate in Psychology while teaching at Wimbledon College and has also worked at the Cardinal Hume Centre in London during his final year of Theology..