Highways and Byways
Discovering Catholic England
Nicholas Schofield
England is full of reminders of its deeply Christian roots. Some are obvious, like the great medieval cathedrals or the shrine of Our Lady at Walsingham. Others take a little more searching.
This fascinating book traverses the highways and byways of Catholic England: ancient churches, ruined abbeys, little-known saints, recusant houses, and stories of courageous witness to the Faith. It shows that the Christian Faith is in the very DNA of England, and reminds us that round every corner there is often a surprise.
The book does not claim to be a comprehensive guide to religious 'sites', but offers an intriguing celebration of our Catholic patrimony across the nation ̶-art and architecture, classic spirituality, popular piety, venerable tradition and folk memory.
Dissolution and martyrdom, foundation and revival: each place has its own unique colour and its own lessons for us today.
Although the focus of the book is largely Catholic, a number of the buildings it
features are now in the care of the Church of England and so also relate to the wider
Christian story in this land.
Fr Nicholas Schofield is Parish Priest of Our Lady of
Lourdes and St Michael, Uxbridge and, since 2005, Westminster Diocesan Archivist.
He teaches modern
church history at Allen Hall Seminary and for ten years was a columnist for the Catholic Times. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, Chair of the Uxbridge Local History Society and member of the Patrimony Committee of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales. His previous books with Gracewing include the biography William Lockhart: First Fruits of the Oxford Movement and (as editor) A Roman Miscellany: The English in Rome 1550 ̶ 2000 and the second volume of Newman's Essays Critical and Historical.
978 085244 720 8
324 pages
£15.99
Highways and Byways
A European Pilgrimage
Nicholas Schofield
Hilaire Belloc famously said that 'the Faith is Europe and Europe is the Faith.' Without the perspective of Christianity, a traveller in Europe will miss out on many nuances and depths. This fascinating book follows the highways and byways of Christian Europe, from Andorra to Zaragoza. Some are well known, such as the great cathedrals and shrines, but there are plenty of hidden treasures that deepen and enrich our appreciation of the Faith.
There are tales of heroism and sanctity, of miraculous images that are hidden and then discovered, of missionaries from distant lands and religious exiles, and of surprising British and Irish connections. Following on from the popular Highways and Byways: Discovering Catholic England, this book can be enjoyed from the comfort of the armchair or while on the road.
978 085244 571 6
320 pages
£15.99