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About Agnellus’ Mirror

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the introduction to our Franciscan inspired reflective diary: click on DAILY  REFLECTIONS above for today’s thought from one of our contributors.

Our blog takes its name from Blessed Agnellus of Pisa who led the little band of Franciscans that first brought the order to Canterbury and England in 1224. He later contributed to the development of the University of Oxford.

The name also recalls the Scottish friar, Bishop Agnellus Andrew. He became a household name through his ministry in radio and television during the 1950s and 1960s, which led him to found the Catholic Radio and Television Centre in Hatch End, London, a forerunner of the Catholic Communications Network. He was appointed  Vice President of the Pontifical Commission of Social Communications and Titular Archbishop of Numana in 1980, and died in 1987.

These reflections are written by friends and associates of the former Franciscan International Study Centre in Canterbury, England, which closed in June 2017.

We like to think that both Agnellus of Pisa and Agnellus Andrew would give their blessing to this ministry. On the other hand, each of these pieces reflect the thoughts of the individual contributor at the time of writing. None of them should be construed as representing the view of the Centre, its Trustees or its eventual successors. Each writer holds the copyright in her or his work; they may be contacted through the comments box.

Picture of Blessed Agnellus of Pisa from the website of the English Franciscans’ Custody:  http://www.friar.org/about-us/heritage/saints-and-blesseds.html

Photograph of Fr Agnellus Andrew kindly supplied by CCN, Catholic Communications Network, which runs the Catholic Bishops’ website for England and Wales:  http://catholic-ew.org.uk/