Fr Timothy Finigan

“Torches Against the Abyss” is a collection of short pieces by Rev John A Perricone. Over 600 pages of high-quality articles. Most enjoyable. amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FPSX2XP3

You think that’s a joke? Lewisham says ... ... HOLD MY BEER!

The manner in which, early in this book, Pearce deals with the bien-pensant critics of Tolkien is devastating.

I have come to regard Joseph Pearce with increasing admiration for his insight and his balanced presentation of controversial subjects. His “Tolkien: Man and Myth” is masterful. amazon.co.uk/dp/B07TVF8NY5

@pattif21 @Starbucks Me too.

I've been boycotting @Starbucks for years

St Robert Bellarmine has a place of honour in my oratory. He is giving Holy Communion to victims of the plague. (On the tongue.)

Please keep in your prayers a very good Dutch Bishop, +Rob Mutsaerts, who was injured in a serious car accident while returning from hearing confessions. May Our Lady of Fatima, whose feast we celebrate tomorrow, intercede for him and bring swift healing. 🙏 infovaticana.com/en/2026/05/11/…

A thorough biography of the great apostle, Fr Fessio, has been provided by his Jesuit colleague. Warmly recommended! amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DMJFJ1NS

Many thanks to Father Halsall for “A Light from the Shadows”, a book on Tolkien's spiritual heart. An enjoyable and informative read. amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GX2YDZFV

Congratulations to Sir Edward! A richly deserved award. @EdwardLeighGB

This is very good news. Many thanks to @EdwardPentin and any others involved in it.

Some heartening news today. Congratulations to Robin Ward. Deo Gratias!

@DJPM6 @father_rmv @FatherChrisVor1 @fr_james1 @FriarMario @CardinalDolan @ArchCordileone @CarloMVigano Requiescat in pace.

@father_rmv @FatherChrisVor1 @FatherTF @fr_james1 @FriarMario @CardinalDolan @ArchCordileone @CarloMVigano Please pray for the repose of the soul of my brother, Wayne R. Maloney, who suddenly passed away this morning. Thank you. His grieving brother, Don.

May our Divine Saviour, Jesus Christ, bless us all on this festival day of His nativity.

It was worth having a quick look at X this morning to see this. May our Divine Saviour bless Cardinal Pizzaballa.

This is very good news indeed.

Official: Rt Rev Richard Moth, Bishop of Arundel and Brighton, is the new Archbishop of Westminster: press.vatican.va/content/salast…

To borrow an expression from @fatherz this is a hallmark “Yesterday’s technology tomorrow” achievement. (And you need to pay €68,10 for a year’s access!)

@BruvverEccles It would be negligent to omit a reference to the famous declaration of Charles Napier on Sati.

A shocking example of British colonialism - interfering with local traditions.

@paultrowntree @CultureExploreX I have wondered recently whether the quite proper respect shown to people of other faiths (and obviously that of our Muslim neighbours), means that the contemptuous trashing of religious faith is finally becoming less fashionable.

@FatherTF @CultureExploreX For Example. I never thought I would see the day when a scientific paper claimed to corroborate the Doctrine of the Trinity (see extract) (a very bold claim and may well be getting the wrong end of the stick, but astonishing nonetheless).

Professor Maria Strømme, a professor of nanotechnology at Uppsala University, just proposed a theory that, if true, would flip modern science on its head and hand the afterlife back to religion. She argues that consciousness isn’t made by the brain at all. It’s a fundamental field of the universe. Meaning your “self” isn’t a chemical glitch… it’s a wave in something eternal. When you die, the wave doesn’t vanish. It returns to the source. If she’s right, near-death visions aren’t hallucinations. They’re glimpses. And life after death isn’t faith, it’s physics. So, if consciousness continues after the body, were religious traditions closer to the truth than modern science ever admitted?