St Mary Magdalen

Toddler attempts to climb the pulpit during a traditional High Mass
12 Mar 23
Oxford, England

Strange conversations

Rupert Loydell reviews two recent books, each a conversation between friends, including nun extraordinaire Sister Wendy Beckett
St Luke Peckham

St Luke’s

Greeted with hymn books, smiles, and a 5-10 minute peace
5 Mar 23
Peckham, London
Verwood Family Church

Verwood Family Church

Everyone engaging enthusiastically in worship, with hands in charismatic position No. 2
19 Feb 23
Verwood, Dorset, England

Nikolaikirche

Singing a prayer for peace in the shadow of the war in Ukraine
22 Jan 23
Eisenach, Germany

Blackfriars Priory Church

Mass of Christmas Night followed by hot chocolate and mince pies
24 Dec 22
Oxford, England
St Philip's Priory, Chelmsford

St Philip’s Priory

Low Mass plus toast and marmalade for early morning worshippers on the way to work
2 Dec 22
Chelmsford, England
St Mary Magdalene, Paddington, London

St Mary Magdalene

A full-throated organ and cherubs in the ceiling on Remembrance Sunday
13 Nov 22
Paddington, London
St Agnes, Algoma, Michigan

St Agnes by-the-Lake

Bells and smells without the pomp and circumstance at a quiet lakeside church
16 Oct 22
Algoma, Wisconsin, USA
St Anthony of Padua, Grand Rapids

St Anthony of Padua

Country and jazz version of ‘Amazing Grace’ shines out at a Polka Mass
9 Oct 22
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
St George's, Paris

St George’s

Perfectly well-behaved baby of sunny disposition saves baptism from too much solemnity
2 Oct 22
Paris, France
St Joseph, Le Havre

St Joseph du Havre

Parish mass in a factory-sized church of concrete and stained glass
24 Sep 22
Le Havre, France
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