On this page you are able to listen to or to download a number of Catholic teaching courses that have been given in this parish or elsewhere by our priests and catechists.   Click on the links below to access the courses.  They are also available to purchase on Compact Disc.  See our Catalogue & Price List, and our Order Form.

1.  Priesthood.  A course of 8 sessions given in the parish of Bodmin in November 2009, as our contribution to the Year of the Priest.   Fr Keith Mitchell and Robbie Low.

2.  St John the Beloved Disciple.  A retreat in 10 sessions on the Gospel of St John the Evangelist given by Robbie Low at Fowey Retreat in June 2009

3.  St Paul - Popular, pastoral, patient?  A talk given by Robbie Low at the Catholic church of St Mary Immaculate, Falmouth, in June 2009.  Introduction by Fr Jonathan Bielawski.

4.  St Paul and the Cross of Christ.  A talk given by Fr Guy de Gaynesford on the centrality of the Cross in the preaching and teaching of the Apostle given at the Catholic church of St Mary Immaculate, Falmouth in June 2009.

5.  St Paul - Teacher of the World.    8 sessions on the life and teaching of St Paul the Apostle by Fr Guy de Gaynesford and Robbie Low given at the Catholic Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Newquay, in September 2008, at the invitation of Fr Mark O'Keeffe, parish priest.

6.  The Four Last Things.  4 sessions on the traditional Catholic understanding of "The Four Last Things" - Death, Judgement, Hell and Heaven.  Given as a retreat at Fowey by Robbie Low in November 2009.

7.  The Journey Home.   A talk by Robbie Low on his own journey home to the Catholic Church, given at the St Mary Immaculate, Falmouth, in September 2009.

8.  St Peter - Prince of the Apostles.  A course in 8 sessions on the life and ministry of St Peter, including a session on the Petrine Office today, given by Fr Guy de Gaynesford and Robbie Low in November 2009 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Newquay, by kind invitation of the parish priest, Fr Mark O'Keefe

     

Some background on the contributors to our Catholic teaching courses, retreats and talks.

Canon Keith Mitchell studied for the priesthood at St John's seminary, Wonersh, and was ordained in 1996 for the Diocese of Plymouth.  He has been parish priest of St Paul and Our Most Holy Redeemer, Plymouth, St Peter and St Thomas More, Crownhill, and Chaplain to the secondary schools of St Boniface and Notre Dame.  He is member of the Chapter of Canons of Plymouth Cathedral.  Since July 2009, he has served the parish of St Mary & St Petroc, Bodmin.

Fr Guy de Gaynesford was educated at Ampleforth and Merton College, Oxford where he studied History.  He trained for the priesthood at St John's Seminary, Wonersh, and was ordained in 1996 for Plymouth diocese.  He was parish priest of St Mary & St Petroc, Bodmin, until July 2009 and now serves the parishes of Brixham and Dartmouth.

Robbie Low read History at Pembroke College, Cambridge, and  Theology at Westcott House.  Ordained in the Anglican Church 1979, he served for 25 years in parish ministry. In 2004 he and his wife, Sara, were received into the Catholic Church. They run Fowey Retreat  as a teaching centre and Robbie serves as a catechist at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Bodmin.

To play the course sections please use the player provided, or save the MP3 file to your computer by right clicking on the link and selecting 'Save target as...'

 

Priesthood
Fr Keith Mitchell and Robbie Low

1. Priesthood in the Old Testament – Robbie Low

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2. The Priest : Man of prayer – Fr Keith Mitchell
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3.   Christ the High Priest – Robbie Low

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4. The Priest: Man of the Eucharist – Fr Keith Mitchell

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5. The Priesthood of all Believers – Robbie Low

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6. The Priest: Man of Theology – Fr Keith Mitchell

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7. Apostolic and Ministerial Priesthood – Robbie Low

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8. The Priest: Man of Reconciliation – Fr Keith Mitchell

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St John the Beloved Disciple
Robbie Low

1. Using these talks as a home retreat

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2. Introduction to the Fowey Retreat
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3. Incarnatus Est

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4. The Forerunner

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5. The Wedding

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6. The Night Visitor

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7. The Well at the World's End

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8. The Divine Name

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9. I AM HE

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10. The Bread of Life

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St Paul - Popular, Patient, Pastoral?
Robbie Low

1. Popular, Patient, Pastoral?
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St Paul and the Cross of Christ
Fr Guy de Gaynesford

1. St Paul and the Cross of Christ
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2. Questions

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St Paul - Teacher of the World
Fr Guy de Gaynesford and Robbie Low

1. His background and conversion to Christ – Robbie Low

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2. The First Missionary Journey – Fr Guy de Gaynesford

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3. The Council of Jerusalem – Robbie Low

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4. The Second Missionary Journey – Fr Guy de Gaynesford

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5. The Third Missionary Journey (part 1) – Fr Guy de Gaynesford

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6. The Third Missionary Journey (part 2) – Robbie Low

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7. Prisoner for Christ – Robbie Low

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8. The final years and his martyrdom – Fr Guy de Gaynesford

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The Four Last Things
Robbie Low

1. Death

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2. Judgement

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3. Hell

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4. Heaven

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The Journey Home
Robbie Low

1. The Journey Home

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