Who is Fr Alan - Fr Alan said . . .

Fr Alan James Fudge 1940 - 2011

Fr Alan was a parish priest of St Charles Borromeo for 33 years and he was a priest for 40 years and died five years ago on 5th August 2011.

Fr Alan was such a wonderful teacher and shepherd for the faithful at St Charles Borromeo, Ogle Street, London W1.

Some people have encouraged me to start writing what Fr Alan had said before I forget his teachings. 

Elizabeth Ajagbe, this Tuesday evening, said to us that we did not have to do anything - we did not have to do Morning Prayer, attend the celebrations of the Word with our brothers and sisters, and these have reminded me of what Fr Alan had said.

Fr Alan said our religion is not Muscular Christianity and we do not have to work hard for our salvation. Our salvation has already been won by our Lord and Master - Christ Jesus who has died for us on the cross.

Some of us think we have to try harder to be better Christians. Fr Alan said it was not about trying harder, but it was about trusting in Jesus Christ and doing the will of God which would lead us to heaven. 

In this blog, I will try to remember what I have learnt from Fr Alan and I will be posting on the theme, "Fr Alan said . . ."

If you remember what Fr Alan has taught you, please write to me on juyeeteo@aol.com and we can collectively remember what our great teacher has taught us about Christianity.

Canon Michael Munnelly, the parish priest who took over St Charles Ogle Street after Fr Alan passed away in 2011, informed us that in order for the Church to investigate the cause of Fr Alan, there should be a local cult. 

So when we share our collective memories of Fr Alan's teachings of following Jesus, perhaps this will inspire more people to learn more about Fr Alan's teachings.