The Hearth of Mopsus

"Gothic Isn't Just the Spiky Bits on Churches"

Saturday, 30 October 2021

Fire Fire

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When churches catch fire, it’s usually due to either an electrical fault or arson. When I was visiting a church a few days ago the archivist...
Thursday, 28 October 2021

Community Building

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One of the people who has joined the congregation pretty recently is Malcolm, and just as I was thinking I ought to call round and visit him...
Tuesday, 26 October 2021

St Catherine at Ottershaw

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Before long I will report on a day of church-crawling last week, but, just for now, here is an image of St Catherine from Ottershaw church. ...
Sunday, 24 October 2021

Making an Exception

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Some years ago I occasionally used to see Justin around Swanvale Halt. Little did I suspect, when a woman with a heavy foreign accent (Russi...
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Friday, 22 October 2021

Finding a Substitute

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My recent long break was the first time I've been in the position of leaving the parish to its own devices without any ordained person a...
Wednesday, 20 October 2021

Anti Vaxx

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Three non-mainstream views from people I know: not because I agree with them, of course, but because they interest me.  ....... Neither Juli...
Monday, 18 October 2021

Missa Not Quite Solitaria

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After venturing to Hindhead for the first Sunday of my Autumn break, I played safe this week and went to the 8am mass at the Cathedral. Last...
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I realised I actually enjoyed reading my friends' blogs, and so have made my own, with an oblique nod to 4th-century theologian Theodore of Mopsuestia. Christian and Gothic matters will probably predominate. Names are changed to protect the furtive.
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