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 | 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 | Jun 10, 2020 | Homilies, Oxford University Catholic Chaplaincy, News
Fr Matthew Power’s homily on 9th June 2020 1 Kings 17: 7-16 Matthew 5: 13-16 A couple of days ago the Vice-Chancellor wrote to the University to praise staff for all they have done this term to ensure that students receive the best possible education in...
by Alvea Fernandes | May 25, 2020 | Homilies, Oxford University Catholic Chaplaincy, News, Easter
Greetings to you in Oxford – and wherever you are. I am really glad to be able to share this Mass with you even if it is from down here in central London! I am sure each one of you knows that this pandemic experience is going to have a major effect on your future....