The Feast of the Conversion of St Paul – final day of the Octave of Prayer for Christian Unity
AMDG We end today the Octave of Prayer for Christian Unity. I think it is true to say that of all the years that I have been here in Oxford (admittedly not at all that very many) this year the week has featured more prominently. Perhaps in this time of shared...
Returning to Lockdown
AMDG After the Prime Minister’s announcement last night, many of you might be wondering what the next few weeks and months will hold. Please be assured that we will do our best at the Chaplaincy, along with the Newman Society, to support virtually all of you who...
Newman Society’s Mass of Thanksgiving 2020 – homily by Fr Matthew Power SJ
A hundred years ago, very roughly, the Newman Society began meeting in what we now know as the Blue Room. Sometime in 1920, the then University Catholic Chaplain, Mgr. Arthur Stapylton Barnes, generally known as the Mugger, moved into the Old Palace, a property that...
Bishops’ Response to the IICSA report – Chaplaincy’s next steps
AMDG Yesterday, Friday 20th November 2020, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales gave an official statement, responding to the Independent Inquiry Investigation Report on Child Abuse in the Catholic Church (IICSA). The statement concludes: ‘Today we...
The Chancellor’s message on the occasion of the Academic Mass and Centenary of the Oxford University Catholic Chaplainy at the Old Palace
I am sorry that, for reasons which are, alas, not difficult to explain, I cannot be with you today to celebrate the centenary for the Chaplaincy. The Chaplaincy was an important part of my life when I was an undergraduate in the 1960s. It has, I know, played a...Holiday Accommodation Oxford City Centre
Oxford University Catholic Chaplaincy
| The Oxford University Catholic Chaplaincy is situated off St Aldate's in Rose Place. Do drop by and meet the Chaplaincy Team |
| Fr Matthew Power SJ, Fr Keith McMilan SJ, Fr Nick King SJ, Fr Ian Tomlinson SJ, and Becky Short |
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