Love your enemies

There may be numerous reasons for hostility between people. It is not necessary to go to Ukraine, the Middle East or Sudan to find people treating each other as enemies, cursing each other or treating each other with hatred or contempt. Saint Oranna from Eschweiler was one who met contempt already from her early childhood, even from one who was supposed to love her most, her own father. She was, according to what is said about her, the daughter of a Scottish king and she was born severely hard of hearing.

Invitation to the 2027 Mainz Conference

The Union of Scranton invites clergy and lay members to the 2027 Theological Conference in Mainz, Germany. The annual Mainz conference has through several years now become a highly valuated tradition within the Union of Scranton, particularly for the Nordic Catholic Church, providing a unique opportunity to meet across the national boundaries, get aquainted and …

The Spirit and the Church

It is not always so easy to come to terms with the role of the Holy Spirit in our lives, as Christians. Sometimes our understanding seems to be «lofty», to the point of being vague. In the following little meditation I will try to elucidate the role of the Spirit through three questions: Who is …

Christ is Risen!

Reflection for Easter St. John 20;8-9 More and more Christians today are finding themselves in a strange and unfamiliar world. Things that were once held to be right and self-evident are no longer so. Coercion now replaces freedom, bigotry replaces tolerance, and morality and history are turned upside down. It is the “brave new world” …

Lent and the Cleansing of the Heart

Let me start by stating the obvious, we are living in a secular culture which has made the right of self-realisation the highest value to be sought. My happiness is the meaning of life. Of course, to say that I am responsible for my own life is not a false insight but even if we …

Deification

Reflection for Quinquagesima Sunday Luke 8;31-43 and Matthew 17;1-9 We sense today the sadness and uncertainty of many ordinary Christians who seem to be vaguely aware that their faith is marginalized and that almost everything is so human focused that a blindness exists about the deep Judeo/Christian tradition and collective wisdom upon which we once …

What is received depends upon the mode of the receiver.” Thomas Aquinas.

Reflection for Sexagesima Sunday Luke 8;4-15 and Matthew 6;25-34 The pre-Lent season is a conditioning time for Christians. It is preparing hearts and understanding as Thomas Aquinas said: to receive the unique mind of Christ. This is exactly the purpose of the parable of the Sower given to the disciples by Christ, teaching that he …

Bishop Ottar Mikael Myrseth is Diocesan Bishop of the Nordic Catholic Church in Scandinavia, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania, United Kingdom, France, Italy and Spain. – Motto: Non nisi te, Domine!

We have in the past attempted to explain what the Nordic Catholic Church in the UK with the support of our colleagues in Europe, hope to contribute in this world that has lost hope in the leadership within many of the main denominations. We have had many setbacks over the past few years, including deaths of key members during and after the pandemic. We have also come to believe that we must invest far more in the needs of lay Christians believers who are being taken for granted, having to listen to ideas that in the past were heretical, or having childish ideas presented as matters of faith.

The Nordic Catholic Church, although small, will support the formation of orthodox fellowships, where like minded Christians can learn, pray and commit to one-another. A document with the future proposal will be placed in the Resources section of these web pages.

WE WANT TO HELP

The Nordic Catholic Church, although small, will support the formation of orthodox fellowships, where like minded Christians can learn, pray and commit to one-another. We have placed the future proposal in the “resources” section of these web pages.

For further information please contact our Vicar General, Fr. Geoffrey Neal by email at gmneal06@gmail.com.

October 23rd – 25th 2026
Annual Conference of the NCC, Gran, Norway.
(In Norwegian but with ample possibilities for personal encounters with English speaking Norwegian church members. Open to all, register by mail to Fr Håkon Johannes before October 5th)

January 21st – 24th 2027
Theological Conference in Mainz, Germany.
(In English, open to all. Register through your local parish)

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