Category Archives: Churches

St Jerome

Jerome came to this holy site and lived in a cave (next door) for some years whilst he translated the old and new testaments into Latin. Of course a newer church (see next post) has been built over the site,

St Jerome

Jerome came to this holy site and lived in a cave (next door) for some years whilst he translated the old and new testaments into Latin. Of course a newer church (see next post) has been built over the site,

While shepherds watched their flocks

‘Birth’ was the theme of our first day, and we travelled to Bethlehem (in Palestine through a control point at ‘the wall’) to the Shepherd’s Fields looking up to Bethlehem. I was privileged to celebrate the first Mass for the

While shepherds watched their flocks

‘Birth’ was the theme of our first day, and we travelled to Bethlehem (in Palestine through a control point at ‘the wall’) to the Shepherd’s Fields looking up to Bethlehem. I was privileged to celebrate the first Mass for the

For all the Saints

No visit to London would be complete without Mass at All Saints’ Margaret Street in Fitzrovia.   Fr Michael Bowie, Assistant Priest, was the celebrant. A former Rector of Christ Church St Laurence in Sydney, we both attended St Martin’s

For all the Saints

No visit to London would be complete without Mass at All Saints’ Margaret Street in Fitzrovia.   Fr Michael Bowie, Assistant Priest, was the celebrant. A former Rector of Christ Church St Laurence in Sydney, we both attended St Martin’s

St Michael & All Angels

My cousin Jan lives opposite her church – St Michael & All Angels in Bexhill. This photo was taken from her driveway. The Church is built in a Gothic revival style from locally made bricks and dressed stone.     The

St Michael & All Angels

My cousin Jan lives opposite her church – St Michael & All Angels in Bexhill. This photo was taken from her driveway. The Church is built in a Gothic revival style from locally made bricks and dressed stone.     The

The Shepherd of Leytonstone

   What a pleasure to spend Good Shepherd Sunday with my friend Fr Neil-Allan Walsh SCP and his congregation at St Margaret’s Leytonstone.    A grand Victorian church with a faithful congregation that made me extremely welcome. Loved the incense,

The Shepherd of Leytonstone

   What a pleasure to spend Good Shepherd Sunday with my friend Fr Neil-Allan Walsh SCP and his congregation at St Margaret’s Leytonstone.    A grand Victorian church with a faithful congregation that made me extremely welcome. Loved the incense,

Bow Bells

   Great to be in a real church (smell the remnant incense), and on this special ANZAC Day, one with a connection to Australia with a memorial to Governor Arthur Philip, the Order of Australia, and Australian airmen lost in

Bow Bells

   Great to be in a real church (smell the remnant incense), and on this special ANZAC Day, one with a connection to Australia with a memorial to Governor Arthur Philip, the Order of Australia, and Australian airmen lost in