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A ‘moment of heaven’: Forty Hours Adoration at the Brompton Oratory

March 15, 2024

On Tuesday I went to Heaven. I go there once a year. The opening night on 12 March of the Brompton Oratory’s annual Forty Hours Adoration culminates with the placing of the Monstrance enshrining the Blessed Sacrament upon His throne above the High Altar. There, Our Blessed Lord, our King, showers down upon us His love –

500 years on, St Philip Neri is still bringing people together in prayer

July 21, 2015

The heart of St Philip’s apostolate is beating strong half a millennium after his birth

Catholics opposed to euthanasia should stop making Nazi analogies, provost says

June 01, 2015

In England 'we are free to proclaim the sanctity of human life as much as we like'

Kneeling is a vital part of Confession

January 15, 2014

To kneel rather than sit helps distinguish Confession from psychotherapy sessions

Brompton Oratory and Fr Frederick William Faber: my prejudices proved wrong

October 08, 2013

Fr Faber was a good man who deserves credit for the pastoral aspects of his priestly life