Posts by Julianne Chatfield

A day filled with joy.

Sunday 1 May 2016

As we continue our Easter celebration,today is particularly special for us as a community. Our catechumen, Guido, will be baptised and confirmed this afternoon. Please continue to pray for him, and for Adrian, who was received at our Easter Vigil. Of course, following Mass we will celebrate with cake.

Advent viewed by an amateur astronomer.

Tuesday 1 December 2015

This term our home ed. student has been studying astronomy, which means we stumbled on the “Catholic Astronomer” blog. In amongst posts on asteroid mining and telescopes there is on, this week on Advent. It is a beautiful reflection by a priest who also enjoys astronomy as a hobby. It is well worth a few […]

Celebrating with the Angels.

Tuesday 29 September 2015

Today is the Feast of St Micheal, St Gabriel and St Raphael. When we were in the Anglican Church, of course we knew today as St Micheal and All Angels. The catechism reminds us that angels are “purely spiritual creatures, incorporeal, invisible and immortal and are personal beings endowed with intelligence and will. They ceaselessly […]

Reflecting on Our Lady of Walsingham

Friday 25 September 2015

Many of us we able to take part in the joint celebration Mass with Our Lady of Ransom Church last night. Here is the reading from the saints for yesterday, to help us continue our meditations. A sermon by St Sophronius Through Mary, the Father’s blessing has shone forth on mankind Hail, full of grace, […]

Heading for England’s Nazareth.

Thursday 25 June 2015

This morning, a group from Eastbourne will be heading north, to Walsingham ready for the Ordinariate Pilgrimage on Saturday. A historic day, it is also a chance of us to gather and meet up with other Ordinariate members, not easy when our part of the Catholic Church is non-geographical. Walsingham is a key part of […]

Standing firm.

Wednesday 1 April 2015

Yesterday, the readings of the office, seemed to be saying “Stand firm” or a least so it seemed to me. This morning an article on staying with the cross popped up on my facebook newsfeed. All this reminded me of an article I had read while doing my spiritual director training. By Peter Fenessy SJ, […]