St Luigi Scrosoppi of the Oratory

John Paul II canonised St Luigi Scrosoppi on 10th June 2001, and named him patron saint of those suffering with AIDS. It was at the intercession of St Luigi that an Zambian man, now Fr Peter Changu Shitima, was miraculously cured of AIDS in 1996. He was at that time a member […]

St Philip Neri and St Ignatius Loyola 
At the west of the Holy Name, facing each other across the breadth of the church, are the statues of St Philip Neri and St Ignatius Loyola. These images that answer each other in the architectural space show not only great saints of the Counter Reformation, the founders of great Religious […]

Saint Philip Neri and the Priesthood
Fr Frederick Miller
 

Since his canonization in 1622, Saint Philip Neri has been considered a model of priestly life and holiness among the clergy of Italy. One might say that Saint Philip has there the popularity […]

Some Help in Assenting to Mysteries of Faith
from John Henry Newman’s  
An Essay in Aid of a Grammar of Assent (1870)
 

 
Sunday by Sunday Christians solemnly declare, “I believe in one God”, and a whole set of dogmatic statements which follow from that. The grounds for this statement of faith seems radically inconsistent with the grounds we have for […]

Come si vadia al cielo, e non come vadia il cielo
How to go to Heaven: not how the heavens go

It seems a fight that has been going on for centuries; science in the blue corner of the ring and religion in the red corner, and the crowd cheering for their man and booing the opponent. […]

Some YouTube links to the Holy Name
 
Its amazing where you end up in these days of easy multimedia casts.
We have recently been notified of these clips taken by worshippers and put on YouTube.
As you can see, the quality isn’t that great, but here they are for your enjoyment.
There is quite a difference in the sanctuary now that […]

 Palm Sunday
 

Holy Thursday

Good Friday
 
 

Paschal Vigil

Easter Day

Photographs by Victoria Beardmore of the Maryvale Institute

The Altar
 
On entering a Catholic church the eye is directed towards the high altar in the sanctuary. It is the most important symbol of Christ in the church, and is marked out by its dignity and position in the sanctuary. As its name implies, it is the place of sacrifice, where the death of the […]