Study Day: Christ and the Cosmos ‘To gather up all things in Him, things in heaven and things on earth’ (Ephesians 1:10). The first Christians had a keen sense that Christ came to save the whole creation, not just humankind. Gradually this cosmological tradition of Christianity got forgotten, but with the environmental crisis it has become more relevant than ever. It also offers rich and liberating insights on sin and repentance, the Cross, purgatory and heaven, angels and stars, the feminine and the body, and the place of the arts and psychology in Christian life. Course Leader: Dr Dominic White [...]

May Retreat: May Magnificat Course Leader: Pastoral outreach team Date: 15th May 2021, 10.00am - 4.00pm Where: Online via Zoom Cost: £20 (early bird £15) Contact Us About This Event Add Event To Your Calendar

Mary Ward (1585–1645) and her companions were pioneering figures in understanding the call of women to full participation in the church and in wider society when such a call was widely rejected. This study day invites us to explore her rich theology of women’s discipleship rooted in the Ignatian tradition of imaginative contemplation and discernment.Course Leader: Dr Gemma Simmonds CJDates: 22nd May 2021, 11am-3.30pm (with thirty-minute lunch break)THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE  BY EVENTBRITE.  TO SIGN UP:  https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/152529769647 Contact Us About This Event Add Event To Your Calendar

This online course will introduce students to Underhill’s short accessible book Practical Mysticism. The course consists of four pre-recorded sessions and a synchronous Zoom session. The Zoom session is not compulsory but students are invited to come together to share their experiences and questions and to discuss Underhill further in person. Course leader: Dr Louise Nelstrop Course date: 12th June 2021, 10.30am–5.00pm (although lectures available from 8th June). Timing includes lunch and coffee breaks. The Zoom session will take place at 4.00pm BST on 12th June. Where: Online distance learning plus optional synchronous Zoom Contact Us About This Event [...]

Catholic Ethical Leadership and Management within Ecclesial and Secular Settings This will be an exploratory and interactive day led by top lay and religious speakers. It will include sessions on Catholic social teaching and thought; Benedictine and Ignatian spiritualities of moral and ethical leadership; and ways in which the Church’s teaching on the dignity of the individual can and must be met ‘on the ground’ both within an ecclesial and secular setting. This will be a thoughtful and dynamic study day with opportunity to engage, question and explore a topic of huge impact and importance upon individual lives within and [...]