Category Archives: Theology

SCP London
St George’s Bloomsbury was the venue for today’s meeting of the London Chapter of the Society of Catholic Priests. Fr Matthew Duckett led a con-celebration of Holy Eucharist which included me. Here I am in the group photo, not obscured

SCP London
St George’s Bloomsbury was the venue for today’s meeting of the London Chapter of the Society of Catholic Priests. Fr Matthew Duckett led a con-celebration of Holy Eucharist which included me. Here I am in the group photo, not obscured

SCP 25th anniversary
The twenty-fifth anniversary of the formation of the (Anglican) Society of Catholic Priests was held on Thursday 12 September 2019 in Southwark Cathedral. Member priests vest for the service. The bishops join us, including one of our own, Bishop Kate

SCP 25th anniversary
The twenty-fifth anniversary of the formation of the (Anglican) Society of Catholic Priests was held on Thursday 12 September 2019 in Southwark Cathedral. Member priests vest for the service. The bishops join us, including one of our own, Bishop Kate

Wesley and his chapel
Here I am at my best in a graveyard on a Sunday morning looking at tombstones. I had read about the non-conformists’ cemetery. Bun hill Field, but I was surprised to find it opposite my chosen church on Sunday morning.

Wesley and his chapel
Here I am at my best in a graveyard on a Sunday morning looking at tombstones. I had read about the non-conformists’ cemetery. Bun hill Field, but I was surprised to find it opposite my chosen church on Sunday morning.

Our Summer School is over (Part 2)
It’s really over this time. Our final day of study, a special service in the Cathedral and last dinner in Hall. It began with a service in the Latin Chapel of Christ Church Cathedral. We laid pieces of rosemary on

Our Summer School is over (Part 2)
It’s really over this time. Our final day of study, a special service in the Cathedral and last dinner in Hall. It began with a service in the Latin Chapel of Christ Church Cathedral. We laid pieces of rosemary on

Regents Park College, Oxford
A small group of us were blessed with a guided tour of this hall of residence through the connections of the Revd Dr Keith Riglin who is both an alumni and a member of the governing board. It has a

Regents Park College, Oxford
A small group of us were blessed with a guided tour of this hall of residence through the connections of the Revd Dr Keith Riglin who is both an alumni and a member of the governing board. It has a

Mr Oxford returns
In 1974 my parents went to Europe on their only overseas trip together. My mother brought me back a T-shirt from Oxford. I was wearing it on a summer holiday, walking on Mt Kosciuszko in 1976 when a jumper I

Mr Oxford returns
In 1974 my parents went to Europe on their only overseas trip together. My mother brought me back a T-shirt from Oxford. I was wearing it on a summer holiday, walking on Mt Kosciuszko in 1976 when a jumper I

Our summer school is over (Part 1)
Today was our fifth and final day of the first week of the Summer school. It was been an intensive period of study and reflection. Much thanks to my tutors, and Reverend Canon Angela Tilby who organises the whole event.

Our summer school is over (Part 1)
Today was our fifth and final day of the first week of the Summer school. It was been an intensive period of study and reflection. Much thanks to my tutors, and Reverend Canon Angela Tilby who organises the whole event.

A wing and a prayer
This is Day 4 of my course. Last night we attended echo Rao evensong in Christ Church Cathedral which is part of the college campus. It was, of course, a Book of Common Prayer (1662) liturgy, with an American choir,

A wing and a prayer
This is Day 4 of my course. Last night we attended echo Rao evensong in Christ Church Cathedral which is part of the college campus. It was, of course, a Book of Common Prayer (1662) liturgy, with an American choir,

The Meaning of Sacrifice
The reason for my being in Oxford is to attend the two week Oxford University Theology Summer School on the topic ‘The Meaning of Sacrifice ‘. Accommodated at Christ Church College, I attend morning and afternoon sessions in tutorial groups

The Meaning of Sacrifice
The reason for my being in Oxford is to attend the two week Oxford University Theology Summer School on the topic ‘The Meaning of Sacrifice ‘. Accommodated at Christ Church College, I attend morning and afternoon sessions in tutorial groups