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While Fr Gregory’s language, particularly in the chapter on ‘Living the Eucharist’, is overtly ‘Catholic’, yet the call to contemplate both the personal and the social significance of our Eucharistic celebration will resonate with those of all traditions who preside at the Eucharist. Living a Eucharistic life challenges us to develop what Fr Gregory terms a ‘sacramental sensibility’ in ministry and service beyond the liturgy: “for the nuisance at the door, or the unforeseen circumstance, may well reveal a hidden grace”. For the pedant, the lack of footnotes may be a drawback: for instance, a “German writer” and a “Methodist Minister in Northern Ireland” are quoted anonymously, and while scriptural allusions abound, almost unconsciously, on every page, few are referenced. However, Fr Gregory’s aim “to focus the soul’s eyes on the mysteries of Christ” is clearly linked with “ministering God’s grace to his people”. So this prayerful as well as practical little book may inspire Christians of all traditions who struggle with the demands of ministry and faithfulness to the One who “calls us out of darkness into his own wonderful light”. Rev Sandra Pragnell SCP ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Christian Priest Today?
SCP Walsingham Pilgrimage 2004 November 2 nd – 5 th saw fifteen SCP members gather with the Bishop of Dudley for the Society’s first retreat, held at the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham. Bishop David gently guided the retreatants through reflections around the life and spirituality of St. Francis in a time of rest and refreshment. Much of the retreat was spent in the recently refurbished Barn Chapel, with a quite spectacular Crucifix having been installed during the summer, Mass was celebrated each day in the Shrine Church by Bishop David and the group joined other pilgrims for a Liturgy of Reconciliation and Benediction in the church one evening. The mildness of the early November weather was more than matched by the warmth of hospitality offered to the Society by the Shrine.
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