Dilexit Nos: the Heart of Pope Francis’ Pontificate

Wednesday, 7 May @5 PM
Led by Dr Peter Coughlan, honorary fellow of MBI, will consist of an online talk and discussion.

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The Dark Night of the Soul: Transformative Spiritual Suffering

Saturday, 26 April @2 PM
This is an interactive short course comprised of four sessions that build consecutively upon each other over four Saturdays (online).

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Childhood and Contemporary Catholicism

Thursday, 8 May 2025 @ 5 P.M.
Insight into the place of faith in the lives of children.

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Mystery of Love

Friday, 16 May @3 PM
You are invited to critically reflect on your own understanding of love.

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Christian Mysticism East & West

Wednesday, 7 May @3 PM
An overview of the historical development of the Christian Mystical tradition East and West.

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Children's Spirituality

Wednesday, 14 May @1:30 PM
Discover what supports and what hinders Children’s Spirituality.

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End of Year Celebration

Friday, 6 June 2025 @ 3 P.M.
You are warmly invited to attend the Margaret Beaufort Institute’s end of year celebration on Friday 6th June 2025, starting at 5 pm with Mass at St Edmund’s College Chapel.

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Thomism, Creativity and the Arts: Jacques and Raïssa Maritain

A symposium on artistry, religion and culture in the modern world.
Tuesday, 1 July @9 AM

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The Margaret Beaufort Institute

The Margaret Beaufort Institute is a Roman Catholic theological college in Cambridge. Through our teaching and learning we facilitate exchange with art, culture and social justice initiatives. We resource schools, parishes, hospitals, prisons and other institutions with expertise, training and pastoral support.

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Event   7th May 25 @ 5:00 PM

Dilexit Nos: the Heart of Pope Francis’ Pontificate

In a Zoom session, Wednesday, 7th May, MBI will host a reflection on the encyclical Dilexit Nos – He Loved Us, in which Pope Francis offers a profound meditation on love as embodied...

Event   7th May 25 @ 3:00 PM

Christian Mysticism East & West

Christian Mysticism East and West Students will examine a variety of mystical texts, teachings and figures, for example: Gregory of Nyssa, John Chrysostom, Hadewijch and Teresa of Avila, from a...

Event   8th May 25 @ 5:00 PM

Childhood and Contemporary Catholicism

Childhood and Contemporary Catholicism describes the significance of Catholicism in the lives of children, both Catholic and non-Catholic. By talking to children and young people, as well as educational professionals in...

Event   14th May 25 @ 11:30 AM

Elizabeth Hewat: Historian, Missionary, Mould-Breaker, by Ian Randall

Book Launch This event is in person and online. Jointly organised by Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology & CCCW (Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide) Elizabeth Glendinning Kirkwood (1895-1968), who was...

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