Making the most of isolation: How to find spiritual purpose – and structure
March 26, 2020
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Over the next few weeks, and very possibly months, we will have to get used to a new way of
The many blessings of a mini-pilgrimage
August 29, 2019
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Over the summer many Catholics will have made their way to pilgrimage sites all over the world. Pilgrimage is as
‘Away again, Father?’: Why your priest really does need a break
August 22, 2019
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It is that time of year when many clergy take their annual holiday. Amid the busyness of preparing to leave
Why we need good hymns
August 15, 2019
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One of the legacies of my Anglican background is a love of hymns. I am grateful for the rich tradition
What I learned from celebrating Mass in the Ordinariate Use
August 8, 2019
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I am a priest of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham, having been part of the first group
This summer, don’t take a holiday from God
August 1, 2019
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Every summer I put a short announcement in my parish newsletter with the aim of encouraging parishioners to make the
Catholic leadership beyond the market
October 4, 2018
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Contemporary Perspectives on Catholic Education edited by John Lydon, Gracewing, 190pp, £20 One of the regular struggles of parish clergy
September education feature: Teaching the teachers
September 6, 2018
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Catholic schools form the soul as well as the mind – so it’s not just the students who need mentoring
Appreciating the stillness of August
August 30, 2018
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I love the stillness of August. So many of the activities of a priest are in abeyance during this fallow
Fr Matthew Pittam: Don’t let the vandals win
August 23, 2018
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The village of Monks Kirby is dominated by the mighty sandstone tower of St Edith’s Church. Founded in 1077, this
Fr Matthew Pittam: Serving in the hours of darkness
August 16, 2018
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A call in the middle of the night is never going to be a good thing in a presbytery. Tonight’s
Fr Matthew Pittam : The building that inspired saints
August 9, 2018
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I have just returned from a wonderful and eventful week in Paris where I was fortunate to stay only a