Listen to Fr Alex Pumphrey, MIC’s homily for today’s feast! Saint John Henry Newman, Doctor of the Church, pray for us!
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Listen to Fr Alex Pumphrey, MIC’s homily for today’s feast! Our Lady of Walsingham, pray for us!
By Kimberly Bruce Perhaps the most popular saint in England before the martyrdom of St. Thomas Becket in the year 1170, St. Cuthbert (feast day: 4 September) was known as the “wonder-worker” for the many miracles performed during his lifetime and after his death. As bishop of Lindisfarne off England’s wild and stormy northeast coast in the 7th century, St.…
By Kimberly Bruce “Saint Margaret Clitherow, with moving simplicity, expressed the meaning of her life and death in a succinct way: ‘I die for the love of my Lord Jesus.’” So stated Pope St. Paul VI when in 1970 he canonized “the Pearl of York” among 40 English martyrs, all of whom died for their…
Priestly witness: St. John Jones, martyr By Kimberly Bruce The Protestant Reformation in England and Wales, begun by King Henry VIII and vigorously pursued by his daughter, Queen Elizabeth I, resulted in the martyrdom of more than 300 innocent priests, men, and women, many of whom are not well known today. One of these heroic figures, St. John Jones (feast…
Reflections on Ordination July 2025 Deacon Alexander Pumphrey, MIC, joined the Divine Mercy Apostolate UK this month, working with Fr. Lukasz Mazurek, MIC. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, and a Catholic convert, he was ordained to the transitional diaconate in February, and will be ordained to the priesthood on 16 August. Here is his second monthly “corner” blog. As the date…
We were truly blessed to have Fr Chris Alar, MIC visit England from 3-8 June 2025! Father Chris, the Provincial Superior of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Mercy Province of the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception in the United States and Argentina, was here to debut his new book, Understanding the Sacraments: God’s Grace Guaranteed! and to share the Good…
