Month: December 2020

Highlights from Advent Carol Service 2020

23 December 2020

Merry Christmas to all our friends throughout the world!!

Debate: “This House would admit girls to the College”

11 December 2020

In these strange times it was some consolation that the Motion before our house, 11th December 2020. “This House would admit girls to the College” was soundly defeated. These debates are great fun for everyone, but also give boys a chance to practise the art of public speaking. We look forward to another debate in…

The season to be Merry

5 December 2020

Ferdi McDermott explains how the season that celebrates Christ’s incarnation is meant to be playful, long and happy … Boys and Master’s with the Boar’s Head at the beginning of a Seasonal Feast. A wise friend just wrote:”I know I’m in the minority here but every year around this time of year I dread the…

Education and Devotion: A school of the Lord’s service

4 December 2020

Ferdi McDermott At Chavagnes International College, our English Catholic boarding school for boys, situated in the west of France, near Nantes, Mass is celebrated daily in the main College Chapel, Monday to Friday according to the 1962 missal, for all boys and Masters. On Sundays, Mass and Vespers in the Extraordinary form attract parents of…