Posts tagged The Ordinary

The Ordinary writes on the Assisted Dying Bill

Thursday 17 July 2014

The Assisted Dying Bill has its Second Reading in the House of Lords on Friday 18 July. If it became law it would make incitement to suicide routine in our society, thereby putting pressure on the most vulnerable to see themselves as a burden to society. The Church’s teaching is clear: that human life, from […]

The Ordinary’s Easter Message

Thursday 17 April 2014

The Ordinary, the Rt Revd Msgr Keith Newton PA, published his Easter message on Maundy Thursday. In her liturgy from Palm Sunday until Easter Day, the Church gives us the opportunity not only to hear the story of the Lord’s passion, but also the experience of participating in it. We are there, watching with excitement, […]

A big finish to a special month.

Thursday 4 July 2013

This June has felt a bit like a whirlwind. There have been lots of special events: confirmations; a 24 hour prayer vigil; a visit from Ronald Crane and Jackie Ottaway from The Portal Magazine; the Ordinariate Pilgrimage to Walsingham; Going Forth Masses for First Holy Communions and Confirmations. The month finished with a visit from […]

Pilgrimage to Walsingham

Friday 21 September 2012

Last weekend several of us headed up to Walsingham for the first Ordinariate Pligrimage. For some of us, it was returning to a place that is close to our hearts and the scene of many times of drawing close to God. For one of our party it was a first time experience. We began in […]

The Ordinary at St Mary Magdalen, Brighton.

Tuesday 29 May 2012

Mgr Keith Newton’s talk at St Mary Magdalen in Brighton, last Thursday can now be watched online courtesy of the St Mary Magdelen Choir blog.

The Shepherd of the Ordinariate.

Wednesday 9 May 2012

I have been thinking some more about the Catholic theology of bishops. What does this mean for us in the Ordinariate? Our diocese is non-geographical. We have local groups spread over the country. We have an Ordinary who embodies the mission of the Ordinariate, given to him by the Holy Father as our shepherd. As […]