Nick Champness

From the Editor: In commemoration of St Bede’s death, The Society President writes reminding us of the great achievements of Bede. Enjoy! St Bede died today, 25th May, in 735. That year, as this year, it was the vigil of the Ascension. As the great historian lay on his death-bed, […]

‘St Bede’, by Aloysius Atkinson

May 25, 2022 in Blog by Nick Champness

From the Editor: Here is a special piece on the role of Oxford in one of our preeminent Catholic author’s novels. Hopefully, this will whet your appetite, a praegustatio one might say, for the talk Fr Joe will give to the Newman on 2 June 2022 entitled, ‘Via Litteraria: Evangelizing […]

‘So through a world of piety’: Recognizing Truths in ...

May 20, 2022 in Blog by Nick Champness

From the Editor: Albeit a day late when transferred, here is a very informative post on St George from our resident expert on Medieval Britain and President of the Newman, Aloysius Surely England could have a better patron than St George? He wasn’t from here, he never came here. England […]

‘St George’, by Aloysius Atkinson

April 27, 2022 in Blog by Nick Champness

From the Editor: One here for the rather substantial Polish contingent among our ranks… Merry Feast! If one were to look at the proper of saints in a Polish breviary today (because he forgot that, at the end of April, we are still in the octave of Easter), he would […]

‘St Adalbert of Prague’, by Wojciech Magier

April 23, 2022 in Blog by Nick Champness

From the Editor: Happy St Patrick’s Day from all here at the Newman! To celebrate, here’s a post from Oran! Happy St Patrick’s Day! This is the day where people throughout the world celebrate their Irish heritage. With parades, the wearing of shamrocks and Irish music, everything that is traditional […]

‘St Patrick’, by Oran Gartland

March 17, 2022 in Blog by Nick Champness

From the Editor: Late in the day as Michal is on retreat, here’s a piece about St Matilda of Ringelheim by the Newman’s biographer-in-residence! Today we celebrate the Feast of Matilda of Ringelheim, who was a 10th century saint and Queen of East Francia (roughly modern-day Germany).She was born in […]

‘Matilda of Ringelheim’, by Michal Harris-Edwards

March 14, 2022 in Blog by Nick Champness

From the Editor: One day later than usual, here’s a special piece by one of our Welshmen, Michal, for the Feast of St David! While you all celebrate St David’s Day today with a leek in one hand and a daffodil in the other, you may wonder who St David […]

‘St David’, by Michal Harris-Edwards

March 1, 2022 in Blog by Nick Champness

And God said unto Moses, I Am That I Am: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I Am hath sent me unto you … this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations. (Exodus 3:14-15) I When I was […]

‘This is my memorial’, by David Fenton-Smith

February 21, 2022 in Blog by Nick Champness

It was Michaelmas Term of my first year in Oxford. It was cold, and the wind and rain thrashed down upon the windows of Oriel chapel, whither we wended our way for the college Mass. The chapel, a simple but beautiful wood-panelled space that our own Cardinal Newman once knew […]

‘Singing is for lovers’, by Anna Fleischer

February 14, 2022 in Blog by Nick Champness

“For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” (Mt 18:20) While this line is said by Our Lord in the context of fraternal correction, since coming to Oxford, it has gained a new meaning for me. It speaks about the […]

There am I in the midst of them

February 3, 2022 in Blog by Nick Champness