Countercultural Father

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Liturgy for the Nativity of John Clare (1793) - First Yokel: It's that John Clare's birthday today then. Second Yokel: Who were 'e then? 1Y: Some upcountry poet from where they eat eels, drink opium a...

Cardinal McElroy at Outreach — Mercy, and the Catholic Tradition - Bishop Thomas Paprocki has described Cardinal Robert McElroy's theology as heretical. Is that accusation justified? In a landmark address to the Outreac...

Last Chance to Join us for 2026! - Dear Prospective Pilgrims, Time is running out to join this year's pilgrimage to Chartres! This year will, once again, be a sell out Pilgrimage in resp...

“And that, to be restored, our sickness must grow worse…” - From The Four Quartets East Coker […] IV. The wounded surgeon plies the steel That questions the distempered part; Beneath the bleeding hands we feel The s...

Bioethics - Why is the Anscombe bioethics institute being forced to close? Especially now? This article, from the Catholic Herald merely records the fact, though it...

Pre-1910 Calendar for Week Beginning 24 December - *Announcement of the Indulgence, the Holyday and the Feast of Devotion* +24 *Sunday* Fourth Sunday of Advent, second class. Vigil of the Nativity. Mass o...

Saint Gabriel - The angels call for our veneration and awe as part of God’s creation. Part of the destructive modernism of the 1970s included advice to Catholic school t...

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Mass readings in Scots: First Sunday of Lent (Year A) - *First reading* *Genesis 2: 7-9, 3: 1-7* An the Laird God made man frae the stour o the yird, braithin intae him the braith o life: an man come tae be ...

Vatican's and Catholic bishops’ promotion of dangerous teaching on sex education will add fuel to the raging fire of child abuse - We must pray for the Pope, and for Catholic bishops in Britain and elsewhere. Catholic pastors in Britain and in many parts of the world, including in Ro...

Prayer and Reality - [image: Image result for kneeling "low Mass"] "It is not the healthy who need a physician but the sick" Jesus is supposed to be our Saviour but most of us...

Pilgrimage to Borris, County Carlow - Members and friends of the Catholic Heritage Association joined together this afternoon for a Pilgrimage to Borris, County Carlow, and a Traditional Latin ...

The Remnant - The Remnant from Laurence England on Vimeo. This was fun to make but its low on humorous content. For four minutes and and thirty four seconds I got to ...

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Never again Charlie, Isaiah and Alfie. - The Italian pro-life organisation, Steadfast Onlus, have published a note on their Facebook page about an event they held today in Rome, commemorating the ...

Rosary On The Coast At Margate... - Following the witness shown in Poland and Ireland recently, a group of lay people in the UK decided to try and organise a similar day of pilgrimage and p...

The law is an ass - Ealing Council have voted in favour of creating an exclusion zone around the infamous Marie Stopes abortion clinic in its area. Neither pro-lifers nor pro-...

Ad Orientem... Please? - Last night we went to Mass in the Extraordinary Form at St Charles in Hull. I am very grateful to Bishop Drainey for allowing this once monthly Mass to con...

Three thoughts - First thought: whatever this Friday brings, don't lose your peace of soul. Personally, I suspect we can expect the worst. But so what if that happens? The ...

Palm Sunday - Here are recordings of some of the chants you may be singing on Sunday: > > Hosanna filio David > http://gregorian-chant-hymns.com/hymns-2/hosanna-filio.ht...

This blog has now moved - Please note that this blog has now moved to: novusmotusoxoniensis.com Would you please be so kind as to update your links, as this blog will no longer be ...

Christmas 2015 - A VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE! (Of course, the Baby Jesus didn't arrive until the Crib was blessed shortly after I photographed the Crib)

HALONG BAY VACATION - HALONG BAY, ONE OF THE 7 NATURAL WONDERS OF THE WORLD *HaLong Bay is northern Vietnam’s biggest attraction*, one of the world magnificent natural heritage...

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That Letter - Update - We now have hundreds of signatures on the letter in support of our priests, thanks to the many bloggers who carried the letter (see here for a list), and m...

In support of our priests, our families, and our Church - You may have seen the recent letter from more than 450 priests in support of the Church’s teaching on marriage. We would like to invite you to sign the let...

Manual for Spiritual Warfare – Paul Thigpen - Manual for Spiritual Warfare Paul Thigpen Tan Books ISBN 9781618906533 ASIN B00SZDHHJ6 Like it or not, you are at war. This book is excellent. To be honest...

Moving on - Blog continues here!

Changing The World: One Diaper At A Time. - *The most important person on earth is a mother. She cannot claim the honor of having built Notre Dame Cathedral. She need not. She has built something m...

- *CATHOLIC EVIDENCE TRAINING OUTLINES* * Compiled by Maisie Ward* ------------------------------ *No one should attempt to use this book without having ...

Clearing the Decks - *To know oneself is a miracle greater than raising the dead. - St Isaac the Syrian* Only Christ is the End; everything else is a means...

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