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November 1st 2008
Published: November 2nd 2008
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From left Paddy and Anne Hanarahan (friends of Brendan from Glasgow) and Brendan Geary.
After a pleasant train journey from London Kings Cross Station, I am now in Durham where Br Brendan Geary has welcomed me. Brendan, a counsellor, lectures in human development at the Catholic Seminary for the north of England called Ushaw College which began in 1808 (Catholic emancipation in England took place in 1829). Durham is a university city with the University based on the Oxford and Cambridge model of granting degrees through Halls of Residence, of which, here in Durham, Ushaw College is one. A large cathedral dominates Durham’s skyline. Originally a Catholic Cathedral with a Benedictine Monastery attached, it became an Anglican Cathedral at the time of the Reformation.

Brendan Geary spoke about our Marist life.
Possible assistant Journal editors: Charles Gay, Roberto Linares, John Klein
West Central Province Newsletter: www.mariste.be
Br John Hugh Parker is the Province archivist Email: brjohnhugh@aol.com

Key Marist Points of Marist History:
1851 Brothers went to London (Whitechapel)
1860s Expansion of the Institute; Br Louis Marie narrowed the focus, supervised expansion
1901 Boxer Revolution
1903 Expulsion of Religious from France
1930 Mexican Revolution
1936 Spanish Civil War
1940s Brothers involved in the 2nd World War
1946+ Br Leonida - The first Superior General to visit all countries
1967 - 1969 Nigerian War (Biafra)
1994 Rwanda



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The train took nearly three hours from London to Durham. I changed at York. People make the most of train travel to catch up on work. Free internet access is available on the trains.


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