Once I was a clever boy learning the arts of Oxford... is a quotation from the verses written by Bishop Richard Fleming (c.1385-1431) for his tomb in Lincoln Cathedral. Fleming, the founder of Lincoln College in Oxford, is the subject of my research for a D. Phil., and, like me, a son of the West Riding. I have remarked in the past that I have a deeply meaningful on-going relationship with a dead fifteenth century bishop... it was Fleming who, in effect, enabled me to come to Oxford and to learn its arts, and for that I am immensely grateful.
Visiting Oxford?
Allow me to be your guide... and discover the history of Oxford with an Oxford historian.
I offer a wide range of guided walks around the city and university. These can be a general introduction to the history and architecture or looking at specific themes and subjects.
I am a Catholic and a historian based in Oxford, where I am a member of Oriel College. My research, for a long delayed D.Phil., is a study of Richard Fleming, Bishop of Lincoln in the second decade of the fifteenth century. I also work as a freelance tutor in History and as an independent tour guide.
I was received into the Church in 2005 and am a Brother of the External Oratory of St Philip Neri at the Oxford Oratory.
Santa Costanza in Rome
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Santa Costanza is a fourth century mausoleum structure that is thought to
have been originally built to house the remains of the Emperor
Constantine's rela...
The Paulists, on life support
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Ten years ago Rorate shared the news that the Paulist Fathers were selling
their seminary. As we noted, according to the order's website, "The
Missionary S...
Imbolc; S Patrik; and S Bridgit (2)
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But ... one moment ... did I inform you that all the old chapels in
Killarney Cathedral had been obliterated? That's not quite right: the
Kenmare chapel s...
Saint Gabriel
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The angels call for our veneration and awe as part of God’s creation. Part
of the destructive modernism of the 1970s included advice to Catholic
school t...
The Lord’s descent into the underworld
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At Matins/the Office of Readings on Holy Saturday the Church gives us this
'ancient homily', I find it incredibly moving, it is about Holy Saturday,
about ...
The New Liturgical Movement recently published an excellent, illustrated article by Fr Symondson about the proposed chapels in honour of Cardinal Newman at the three Oratory churches of Birmingham, London and Oxford. You can read it here. There are a series of comments also worth reading. I look forward to being able to see, and pray at, all three.
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