Dom Cuthbert Brogan is the abbot of the Benedictine monastery of St Michael’s Abbey in Farnborough. Founded by the Empress Eugenie of France, the abbey cares for the earthly remains of the Empress, her husband Emperor Napoleon III, and her son the Prince Imperial, Napoleon. Abbot Cuthbert celebrated a Pontifical Mass on the Solemnity of CorpusContinue reading “Dom Cuthbert Brogan OSB: Corpus Christi 2025”
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Cardinal Nichols: 150 Years of Corpus Christi, Maiden Lane
On 20th October 2024, we were delighted to welcome back our Archbishop, His Eminence Vincent Cardinal Nichols, to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the opening of Corpus Christi, Maiden Lane. ‘This sanctuary has been opened to be specifically devoted to the adoration of the Blessed Sacrament’. These are the words of Cardinal Manning, spoken 150 yearsContinue reading “Cardinal Nichols: 150 Years of Corpus Christi, Maiden Lane”
Peace in Ourselves
Monsignor Ronald Knox (1888-1957) converted to Roman Catholicism in 1917, having spent five years as an Anglican cleric in Oxford (a conversion which led his father to cut him out of his will). Knox was a contemporary of G.K. Chesterton and in many ways they prompted each other to convert. In 1926, Father Kearney, thenContinue reading “Peace in Ourselves”
The Little Catechism of the Curé of Ars
St Jean Vianney (8 May 1786 – 4 August 1859) was Parish Priest of Ars in France. In his time there he managed to bring about a complete spiritual revival of the town and the surrounding areas and spent his whole life ministering the sacraments to his flock. He was canonised in 1925 by PopeContinue reading “The Little Catechism of the Curé of Ars”
The Grace of Martyrdom
A Homily given by His Eminence Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke, given at Corpus Christi Shrine, Maiden Lane, London on 16th September 2019 on the feast of Saints Cornelius, Pope, and Cyprian, Bishop at a Pontifical Low Mass in the Extraordinary Form, hosted by The Latin Mass Society. Photos by John Aron. In the name of the Father,Continue reading “The Grace of Martyrdom”
Faith, Adoration and Love of our Eucharistic Lord
A Homily given by His Eminence Francis Cardinal Arinze on the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, given at Corpus Christi Shrine, Maiden Lane, London on 20th June 2019 On this great feast of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, we gather at this shrine to demonstrate our faith in our Eucharistic Lord, to adore him andContinue reading “Faith, Adoration and Love of our Eucharistic Lord”
Sodality of the Blessed Sacrament 