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. […]

Statue of St Philip Neri
 

We have been extremely fortunate to have received a beautiful statue of St Philip. It is from the old church of our Lady St Mary and St Philip, Radcliffe in north Manchester. Fr Manock, the parish priest, has built a new church, with a new shrine to St Philip, and he has generously given […]

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 Easter Issue of ‘Country Life’ will feature a special article on the Holy Name, with wonderful pictures and a great write up.
It will be on sale in all good newsagents from 8th April.

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 […]

When the Holy Name was built in 1871, in the south transept of the church were placed two large niches. The designs that we have for the church suggest that one of these was intended to house the relics of a saint, but the scheme was never carried out. Happily the relics of a Roman martyr […]

Great Churches of the North West
by Matthew Byrne
Twenty six churches in Cumbria, Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside are here featured in a series of captivating photographic portraits by Matthew Byrne. The selection has been made on the basis of architectural distinction, beauty, quality of sculpture, carving, stained glass, historic interest and dramatic setting. The churches […]

Cardinal Newman

 The Cause of Cardinal Newman’s beatification is moving ahead in Rome. A copy of this famous image of him in his Cardinal’s robes hangs towards the back of the Holy Name, and his Meditations and Devotions are often used here during Holy Hour before Benediction on Saturday evenings throughout the year.
He is known and revered […]