{"id":115929,"date":"2016-08-13T08:45:05","date_gmt":"2016-08-13T12:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aleteia.org\/?post_type=post&p=115929"},"modified":"2016-08-13T08:45:05","modified_gmt":"2016-08-13T12:45:05","slug":"i-believe-were-seeing-a-resurrection-of-british-catholicism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/deaconsbench\/2016\/08\/i-believe-were-seeing-a-resurrection-of-british-catholicism\/","title":{"rendered":"‘I believe we’re seeing a resurrection of British Catholicism’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

And it\u2019s happening thanks to a surge in Catholics from India, who are bringing with them\u00a0one of the treasures of the Eastern churches, the Syro-Malabar rite.<\/p>\n

Details, from the Catholic Herald:<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

In June, the ordination of a deacon in Southwark diocese attracted headlines in Catholic publications across the world: Joice James Pallickamyalil is the ancient Kerala-rooted Church\u2019s very first married deacon. (He is also, I feel loyalty-bound to note, a product of the St Mary\u2019s University formation programme.) And last month a new Eparchy for Great Britain \u2013 a kind of diocese sans fronti\u00e8re \u2013 was announced. It is only the fourth to be established outside India.<\/p>\n

All this from a British Syro-Malabar community of perhaps 40,000 (around one per cent of the global total) who, until very recently, the clear majority of their fellow Catholics never even knew existed. If so, then they\u2019ve been missing out on one of\u00a0this country\u2019s most remarkable Catholic success stories.<\/p>\n

Every second Saturday of the month, almost 3,000 souls converge on a convention centre in West Bromwich for a day including the rosary, Mass, Adoration and catechesis in two languages. Celtic matches notwithstanding, that is surely the largest regular gathering of Catholics in the whole of Britain. An event held at Nottingham arena last July, organised by the same group \u2013 Sehion UK: google \u2019em \u2013 attracted well over 5,000 people.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s an impressive number, however one interprets it. One explanation would be that the gathering represents one in every eight British Syro-Malabar Catholics. (Remember how big the crowd was the last time that 12.5 per cent of all our Irish-extraction Catholics came together to worship their Lord? No, nor do I.) The other, and much more likely, explanation is that this charismatic ministry is attracting significant numbers of others, too.<\/p>\n

Frankly, I\u2019m not surprised. I met a huge group of young Anglo-Indians at this year\u2019s March for Life, all members of yet another vibrant movement: Jesus Youth. They were just the kind of people you can imagine having a serious leavening effect on the wider culture. And really, who better to re-evangelise sceptical Britons than the true heirs of Doubting Thomas?<\/p>\n

But here\u2019s the best part: they are by no means alone. At the risk of tempting fate, I believe that we\u2019re seeing the first fruits of a true resurgence, perhaps even a resurrection (with all that that implies), of British Catholicism. Genuine \u2013 and pleasingly diverse \u2013 signs of hope are breaking out all over.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read it all.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>And to learn more about the Syro-Malabar church, check out this article<\/a> <\/strong>from CNEWA.<\/p>\n

Photo: CNS<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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