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Fr Dominic Allain
The test of the summit: will whistleblowers be protected?
as the old adage goes, you don’t fatten a pig by weighing it. nor do you solve an abuse crisis simply by having summits to discuss it. it is...
Did the creators of the Novus Ordo go too far?
to my delight and edification, i discovered that in the extraordinary form the mass of candlemas uses the preface of the nativity. a contemp...
A biography of Bugnini paints a startling picture
for christmas i was given a copy of the newly translated biography of annibale bugnini, architect of the novus ordo mass – and hero or émine...
Why I've invested in a travelling altar
a large and heavy parcel arrives swathed in layers of packing and customs forms. i know exactly what it is because it is a present. in a sen...
My first time celebrating a baptism in the Extraordinary Form
i have celebrated a baptism in the extraordinary form for the first time. i mention this not as the opening salvo in some campaign, rather t...
The joy of a Christmastide wedding
the celebration of a christmastide wedding was a really beautiful way to begin the new year. what a powerful expression of hope a marriage i...
The importance of St Joseph in the infancy of Christ
the ox and ass in every crib scene are interpolations of scripture. “ox and ass their maker know,” says isaiah, and tradition reasonably att...
Coping with the loss of the childhood innocence of Christmas
christmas is a time when even the secular world rediscovers the importance of ritual. every family has special christmas customs. they help ...
A hymn to a great saint
i have been listening to a wonderful recording of an advent carol service from king’s college, cambridge. it begins with the hymn come, thou...
We like the idea of salvation, until it requires serious engagement
on the eve of advent sunday i attended handel’s messiah performed by the brilliant schola cantorum of london’s cardinal vaughan memorial sch...
Diary of a city priest
so advent begins again: the first great penitential season of the year. in the better monasteries it’s still a season of fasting. i am not s...
Diary of a city priest
st james’s, spanish place, is definitely my favourite church in london. its elegant vaults are reminiscent of a french gothic cathedral. its...
Diary of a city priest
it was with sadness that i learnt the news of the recent death of abbot aldhelm cameron-brown, at 89. i met him probably fewer than 20 times...
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