Ordinary...

...life goes on, even though somehow the knowledge that America has voted for same-sex marriage and compulsory funding of abortion through insurance schemes, and that our Govt is busy with similar horrible ideas,  covers  everything a slightly unreal feeling.  While keeping up with the news on such things, Auntie spent recent days at various events and meetings. An excellent day-conference of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham, culminating with a Mass at which the liturgy was in the particular Anglican-rite form.  If you are an Anglican reading this, and you long for familiarity and good English worship, you should have been at this Mass. Echoe and echoes of 1662 plus dignified chant and resounding hymns...

In the evening I went to a friend's house in Chelsea for supper and we watched the extremely good film Karol .  Haven't yet seen it? You simply must.

And on Saturday I was giving a talk to a Marriage Preparation group at St Mary's, Cadogan Street. Lots of delightful young people, great atmosphere, a sense of great joy and hope. Walked back through Chelsea with Father Innocent, a priest from the diocese of Lagos in Nigeria who is currently studying in London and has joined the parish team for a year, and with a student from Allen Hall who had been on a placement in the parish for a week or so...we spoke of St Thomas More as we walked along where he once lived, and stood by the great Thames, his river and ours...Allen Hall is thriving at the moment, good numbers of young men training for the priesthood.  In the Spring my Catholic History Walkers will be making their annual visit there  for the now traditional history-tour,  and tea, and joining the men for Benediction...

Interested in carol-singing in central London? Contact me, by sending a Comment to this Blog, with an email address at which I can reply to you. Date is Monday dec 17th, time: 6.30pm...