by Alvea Fernandes | Sep 24, 2022 | News, Blog post
Wednesday, 7th September: Fr Matthew is on his way to join about 20 Chaplaincy students and young adults on a pilgrimage to and in Italy. Over the next couple of weeks, they will be sharing their experiences on our social media. Please keep an eye out for those, and...
by Alvea Fernandes | Aug 10, 2022 | News, Blog post
I first heard about Lourdes when I was about 8 years old and a catechist at a children’s liturgy group introduced the class to the story of St. Bernadette and the miracles of the spring that Our Blessed Mother revealed to her. My excitement was...
by Alvea Fernandes | Aug 9, 2022 | News, Blog post
A poor, sick, but happy girl was gathering firewood by a stream. It was muddy; in a cave. She was fourteen, gathering firewood for two parents and eight siblings who all lived prayerfully in one room of a small house. They were in Lourdes, a town by the...
by Alvea Fernandes | Aug 8, 2022 | News, Blog post
This was my first time in Lourdes, and it has taken me days to reflect upon the graces that God and Mary gave us as a group, and me personally, during the week. I encountered Lourdes as a place where heaven is extraordinarily close to earth; whilst that...
by Alvea Fernandes | Aug 5, 2022 | News, Blog post
Time is transcended and Heaven touches earth. The week of the Oxford-Cambridge Universities Lourdes Pilgrimage 2022 was one endless day, structured by a succession of extraordinary events — ordinary occurrences in this magnificent Marian shrine. Stepping into the...
by Alvea Fernandes | May 30, 2022 | Weekly Newsletter, News, Blog post, Reflection
Those of us who were at the river on Saturday for the races were able to share in moment in Oxford life that never fails to bring a thrill of excitement. Eights week was completed this year in the bright sunshine and warmth of a summer’s day. Surrounded by a diverse...