Papers, News and Reflections from the Oratory around the world

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  Wilfred Knox OGS | Finding a Home and the end of Loneliness
  In producing this paper about our brother Wilfred Lawrence Knox, it is not my intention to write a biographical profile; rather to see what influences can be discerned throughout his life that led him, first to join the Oratory of the Good Shepherd, and then to become its Superior and, ultimately, to be the first of its brethren to die in Profession.
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  Eric Lionel Mascall OGS FBA (1905–93)
  A Presentation at General Chapter 2022 by the Revd Dr Robert MacSwain OGS When the Superior asked if I would share a few words about Eric Mascall during General Chapter, I said yes immediately. I wrote my doctoral thesis onContinue reading “Eric Lionel Mascall OGS FBA (1905–93)”
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  Fr Dominic Austin OGS reflects on his First Profession
  Fr Dominic Austin Cawdell OGS reflects on his first profession, which took place on the Feast of Teresa of Avila at General Chapter 2019. ‘So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where ChristContinue reading “Fr Dominic Austin OGS reflects on his First Profession”
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  Eric Milner-White: the Founder we need not have lost? by Fr Christopher OGS
  It may be remembered by readers of an earlier of my papers on the subject of Father Neville Figgis, CR that one of the more controversial Chapter discussions from my early years in the Oratory was concerning what we meantContinue reading “Eric Milner-White: the Founder we need not have lost? by Fr Christopher OGS”
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  Christian Democracy by Fr Michael Bullock OGS
  A paper delivered to the London and Cambridge College Chapter at Alton Abbey 18 February 2020 I am going to begin with the fifth Note of the Oratory ‘The love that makes for peace’: ‘Members will have a concern for living interestsContinue reading “Christian Democracy by Fr Michael Bullock OGS”
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  Nicholas Ferrar (1593-1637) : an appropriate Patron for the Oratory in the Twenty First Century?
  I have entitled this paper, “An Appropriate Patron for the Oratory in the Twenty First Century?” since, during the thirty years that I have been a member of the Oratory of the Good Shepherd, I have attempted (and perhaps nowContinue reading “Nicholas Ferrar (1593-1637) : an appropriate Patron for the Oratory in the Twenty First Century?”
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  Good Shepherd Sunday,Fr Peter Ford OGS
  Fr Peter Ford OGS reflects on what it means to call Jesus the Good Shepherd. Jesus said “I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me” (John 10.14) On this Good Shepherd Sunday what does itContinue reading “Good Shepherd Sunday,Fr Peter Ford OGS”
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  Albino Luciani: The Smiling Pope, by Fr Christopher OGS
  For many in the late Twentieth Century the historically defining question for a generation was, “Where were you when you heard that Princess Diana had died?”; for an earlier generation the question was, “Where were you when you heard thatContinue reading “Albino Luciani: The Smiling Pope, by Fr Christopher OGS”
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  The Religious Life in our Church: a new renaissance?
  A paper prepared for the European Provincial Chapter 2017 by Fr Christopher, OGS It seems that for the first time in a number of decades the Religious Life in our Church may be on the verge of experiencing a newContinue reading “The Religious Life in our Church: a new renaissance?“
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  Dominic Austin OGS Reflects on his First Years in the Oratory
  Introduction In October 2019, after just over two years as first a Postulant and then as a Novice, I solemnly promised to live the Oratory life faithfully for the coming year, and to continue my discernment in this time, thatContinue reading “Dominic Austin OGS Reflects on his First Years in the Oratory”