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...
Bishop John Arnold’s homily on the occasion of the Academic Mass and Centenary of the Oxford University Catholic Chaplainy at the Old Palace
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,...
‘Newman’s Secret’
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,...
‘Called to be salt and light’
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...
Homily by Fr Damian Howard SJ, on the 7th Sunday of Easter 2020
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....Holiday Accommodation Oxford City Centre
Oxford University Catholic Chaplaincy
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| Fr Matthew Power SJ, Fr Keith McMilan SJ, Fr Nick King SJ, Fr Ian Tomlinson SJ, and Becky Short |
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