FSSP
United Kingdom and Ireland

Warrington

February 6, 2026

Dowry Mag No68 Now Online

In this issue:

Editorial: Stubbornly Loving Every Unborn

Commenting on the latest figures of abortion in the UK, the highest ever in British history, Fr de Malleray observes that we have surpassed the so-called “Dark Ages”: a fact that calls all people of good will to action.

Moral Issues About In Vitro Fertilisation

After reading Biomedical Sciences at University College London, Marta Berbel Gallego obtained a PGCE in Biology from King’s College London, and completed an MA in Theology at St Mary’s University, Twickenham. In this article she summarises the reasons why IVF falls short of the bar set by Catholic anthropology.

United in Blood and Love

The holy bishop St Francis de Sales has a lot to offer spouses and those contemplating holy Matrimony, says Canon Amaury Montjean, ICKSP, who authored a book on that topic.  

Newman and Péguy as Poets and Philosophers

Fr Gerald Duroisin, FSSP who did his doctorate in Rome on the philosophy of John Henry Newman discusses the new English Doctor of the Church in relation with French convert Charles Péguy.

A Young Artist Shares Her Faith Online

Young Englishwoman Raya Cotton, who trained in fine arts in Plymouth University and learnt Gregorian chant and polyphony in England and America, presents her creative work in sacred painting and singing.

Dead Rising in Saint Matthew’s Passion

Having earned his Licentiate in Sacred Scripture from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome, Fr Brendan Gerard, FSSP teaches Scripture at Saint Peter’s International Seminary in Bavaria (Wigratzbad) while residing in Edinburgh as the superior of our Scottish apostolate.

Love Within the Enclosed Garden

Drs. Leslie Anne Hamel, who studied history of art at the Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden, explains a fifteenth-century painting about the Blessed Virgin Mary

Fr Owen Dudley’s Novel The Masterful Monk

Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP presents an engaging novel by once well-known convert author Fr Owen Francis Dudley

Support & Events

Summer Camps; Vocation Weekend; and Juventutem Summer Weekend

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November 15, 2025

High Altar Restoration Project

The current high altar is a dressed wooden table with an altar stone inserted into it, the original altar (pictured) having been removed after Vatican II. While we have to keep up with repairs and maintenance, it will also be a fundraising objective to create a new stone altar, very similar to the original, in preparation for the 150th anniversary of the opening of St Mary’s in 2027. With professional fees, this will likely cost between £47,000 and £50,000. Kind benefactors have already given or pledged £12,500 – about a quarter of the likely cost. Can you help? We have set up a ‘GoFundMe’ page for donations – please share the link with your family, friends and other contacts.

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