Whose day is this? (From York Press)

Local devotions were often missed off official calendars because they were, well ... local! However, the claim is being made that that this was a national devotion, so one would expect the feast to be better known. To be fair, the All Saints' website does cite what appear to be a couple of primary sources - at least for the cult - such as a mention in the Earl of Warwick's "Rouse Roll" etc.

I'd still like to see some independent expert commentary, though.

Who is Fr John Ridgeway-Wood, to which church does he belong, with what authority does he write, and does it matter anyway about this Saint's day if it brings peace and comfort to some?

Sillybillies asks "Who is Fr John Ridgeway-Wood" and "to which church does he belong?" A quick Google search suggests that he's recently been received into the "Old Catholic Church in Europe" (not to be confused with with "Old Catholic Church In GB", or indeed the "Old Roman Catholic Church - Western Rite". I've been trying to get a handle on these curious groupings for some time and remain fairly confused. I'm aware, of course, that the "Old Catholic" tradition has its origins in a dispute between the Archdiocese of Utrecht and the Pope in the 1720s over who had the right to appoint bishops within said diocese - a situation much exacerbated by papal claims to infallibility in the late 19th century - and that the "Old Catholic" tradition was introduced into Britain around 1900 by Arnold Matthew Harris (or was it Arnold Harris Matthews?) but it gets very foggy thereafter and I think these various successor-churches tend not to recognize each other but I'm not sure why not (though it may have something to do with the Theosophysts having got their oar in somewhere along the line!). That said, the Church of England is supposed to be in communion with the Old Catholic movement but - if so - with which branch?

If anyone out there can explain all this: please do so!

Thank you Seadog, a good answer.