by Fr Matthew | Jan 25, 2021 | Gospel Reflections, Past Events, Prayer, Homilies, Oxford University Catholic Chaplaincy, News, Formation, Mass
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...
by Alvea Fernandes | Jan 5, 2021 | Coming Up, CathSoc/Newman Society, This Week, Oxford University Catholic Chaplaincy, News, Mass, Covid-19
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...
by Alvea Fernandes | Nov 29, 2020 | CathSoc/Newman Society, Newman, Homilies, Oxford University Catholic Chaplaincy, News, Mass
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...
by Catholic Chaplaincy | Oct 31, 2020 | Past Events, Prayer, Vocations, Homilies, Oxford University Catholic Chaplaincy, News, Mass, Centenary Celebrations
My dear Brothers and Sisters……. This isn’t the way it was planned! Virtual meetings and celebrations are certainly a great scientific advance, but it is not the same as meeting in person, and praying together in the celebration of Mass. In this unprecedented time,...
by Alvea Fernandes | Oct 12, 2020 | Newman, Homilies, Oxford University Catholic Chaplaincy, News, Mass
Fr Nick King’s Homily for the Feast of St John Henry Newman Let me start with two pictures: The first is on Sunday afternoons in the 19th Century here in Oxford; you see large numbers of undergraduates making their way up St Aldates, or across the Broad or Cornmarket,...
by Alvea Fernandes | Sep 29, 2020 | Coming Up, Volunteering, Prayer, New to Oxford, This Week, Oxford University Catholic Chaplaincy, News, Blog post, Mass
This coming Sunday, 4th October, we will be celebrating public Masses at 11am and 5.45pm in the Newman Room. As the photos (above and below) show, chairs are social-distanced (2m) and we have in place a way of coming up for communion that helps keep people at a safe...