Events for April 17 - February 12

Beggars for Heaven: The Inheritance of Jacques and Raïssa Maritain

Jesus Lane, Cambridge CB5 8BJ Cambridge, United Kingdom

A landmark conference open to scholars, students, lay and religious; to appraise the spiritual and intellectual inheritance of Jacques and Raïssa Maritain. Call for papers open until 29/02/2024 Conference-CFP.pdf (cam.ac.uk) 2023 marked the 50th anniversary of Jacques Maritain’s death, providing an opportunity to reflect on the life and work of this charismatic French philosopher. A Catholic convert from agnosticism, Maritain authored over seventy books, passionately advocating the perennial wisdom of St. Thomas Aquinas. He influenced philosophers, theologians, politicians, popes, painters, and poets, yet he remains far less known in the UK than elsewhere. No less charismatic was Raïssa Maritain, Jacques’ [...]

£10 – £35

Mary Ward Lecture – The Synod on Synodality with Professor Anna Rowlands

MBIT in Cambridge or Online via Zoom 12 - 14 Grange Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

The Mary Ward Lecture - The Synod on Synodality: Understanding our Ecclesial Times The Mary Ward Lecture is a distinguished event organized every year by The Margaret Beaufort Institute, which seeks to illuminate the complexities and richness of our faith and its expression in contemporary society. You can join us in this event to delve into a topic of profound significance for the Catholic Church and its faithful across the globe: "The Synod on Synodality: Understanding our Ecclesial Times." This lecture will reflect on the major themes that have emerged from the Synod on Synodality, and offer some critical reflections [...]

Free

Discover our exclusive Postgraduate Bursaries for 2024-25

Discover our exclusive Postgraduate Bursaries for 2024-25! Come to the heart of Cambridge through The Margaret Beaufort Institute. Whether you're a full-time or part-time student, existing or new to our institute, we invite you to seize this opportunity for academic growth and financial support. We have different bursaries tailored to meet your needs: NEW FOR 2024-25: Be the first to apply for the prestigious 'Synodal Church' 100% tuition fee bursary, generously funded by the Canonesses of St Augustine. Exclusively for part-time Chaplaincy and Pastoral Care MA students, this opportunity opens doors to unparalleled educational experiences. And don't worry, if this [...]

Free

Study Day on the Eucharistic Prayer

Jesus Lane, Cambridge CB5 8BJ Cambridge, United Kingdom

In the words of the Second Vatican Council: ‘the liturgy is the summit toward which the activity of the church is directed; it is also the fount from which all her power flows’ (SC, 10). The eucharist lies at the very heart of the liturgy, in which, as the Council teaches, Christ associates the church with himself in the celebration of the paschal mystery of his death and resurrection; we see this effected in and through the eucharistic prayer together with eucharistic communion. A central dimension of the eucharistic prayer is that it is a powerful Trinitarian statement of the [...]

£15

Ethics in the Professional Context

Online with Zoom

This interactive, interdisciplinary course is designed to explore ethical concepts as they form, relate and critique a particular professional context, with a view to helping students develop their own foundations and tools for reasoning about their own professional ethics. Elements such as sources of ethical thinking and moral imagination; central concepts such as equality, common good, human dignity; the value and spirituality of work; the role of ethics in society, all contribute to the theological context in which a particular profession will be approached. Various case studies will be introduced throughout the course in order to address these questions and [...]

£230

Discovering Jesus Through Thomas Aquinas

Jesus Lane, Cambridge CB5 8BJ Cambridge, United Kingdom

The institute’s end of academic year celebration will be held on Friday 7th June at Wesley House, Jesus Lane, Cambridge. You are invited to join us for tea and home-made cake from 4:00-4:45 p.m., followed by mass in Wesley House Chapel at 5:00 p.m. The mass will be presided by Fr Liam Hayes. All are welcome! Space for 30 people. Remember to reserve your spot to join us! Add Event To Your Calendar Join Us

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