The Catholic Church in England
© Copyright Peter Crawford 2013ANGLO-CATHOLICISMThe re-establishment of the Catholic hierarchy in England began with the rise of Anglo Catholicism in the 19th Century.The terms Anglo-Catholic, Anglican...
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BROMPTON ORATORYBrompton OratoryCardinal John Henry NewmanJohn Henry Newman converted to Catholicism in 1845; and founded Birmingham Oratory, dedicated to Saint Philip Neri.Other converts, including...
View ArticleWestminster Cathedral - London
© Copyright Peter Crawford 2013WESTMINSTER CATHEDRALWestminster Cathedral in London is the mother church of the Catholic community in England and Wales and the Metropolitan Church and Cathedral of the...
View ArticleEnglish High Anglicanism
© Copyright Peter Crawford 2013THE ORIGINS OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND Royal Arms of King Henry VIII© Copyright Peter Crawford 2013King Henry VIII of EnglandIn the kingdom of England, the Church of...
View ArticleEnglish Catholic Education - A Case History
© Copyright Peter Crawford 2013to view images full size - click on images and open in a new tabOrigins of Roman Catholic Educationfor more information about Holy Cross School scroll downSome...
View ArticleAnglo-Catholicism and Homosexuality
© Copyright Peter Crawford 2013© Copyright Peter Crawford 2013to view images full size click on image and open in a new tabDespite the traditional teaching of the Christian Church that homosexual...
View ArticleThe Triumph of Anglo-Catholicism
© Copyright Peter Crawford 2013Anglo-Catholics and the Revision of the Book of Common PrayerYet, under the ‘Travers baroque’, in a lime-washed whiteness,The fiddle-back vestments a-glitter with morning...
View ArticleAnglo-Catholicism - Art, Literature, Politics and Theology
© Copyright Peter Crawford 2013based on a design by Martin Traversclick on images and open in a new tab to view images full size© Copyright Peter Crawford 2013Anglo-Catholicism is a uniquely 'English'...
View ArticleRome and the Primacy of St Peter
© Copyright Peter Crawford 2013to view images full size - click on images and open in a new tabTU ES PETRUS According to Catholic belief, Peter was the first Bishop of Rome and chief pastor of the...
View ArticlePope Benedict XVI - a Flawed Pontiff
© Copyright Peter Crawford 2013to view images full size - click on images and open in a new tabBenedictus XVI; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger on 16 April 1927) is Pope emeritus of the Catholic Church,...
View ArticleQueen of Heaven - Catholic Marian Doctrine
Virgin of the AngelsWilliam-Adolphe Bouguereau© Copyright Peter Crawford 2013to view images full size - click on images and open in a new tab © Copyright Peter Crawford 2013Queen of Heaven is a title...
View ArticleAnglo-Catholic Architecture- 1918-1938: A Study in Liturgy and Style
© Copyright Peter Crawford 2013Anglo-Catholic Architecture 1918-1938A Study in Liturgy and StyleExcerpts from a Lecture given by Evan McWilliams at St John's College, Oxford - UK - June 2013to view...
View ArticleScripture - The Letter to the Hebrews
© Copyright Peter Crawford 2013THE LETTER TO THE HEBREWS'Letter to the Hebrews', or 'Epistle to the Hebrews' is the traditional name of a text that the Greek manuscripts of the New Testament simply...
View ArticlePaul - the Apostle of the Gentiles
PAUL - The APOSTLE of the GENTILESIt has been suggested by some eminent scholars that the matter of the Canonical Gospels is, to a large extent, 'mythical', and that the Gnosis of Ancient Egypt was...
View ArticleMetropolitan Cathedral of St. George - Southwark
© Copyright Peter Crawford 2014St George's Cathedral, Southwark, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the Archdiocese of Southwark, south London, England.The Cathedral is the Mother Church of the Roman...
View ArticleA Catholic School Tradgedy - Corpus Christi Catholic College
© Copyright Peter Crawford 2014CATHOLIC SCHOOL TRAGEDYMrs Ann Maguire© Copyright Peter Crawford 2014Corpus Christi Catholic College - LeedsIt is with deep regret that we must record the tragic death...
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