- Written by: Frank Callus
The next phase of our synodal journey begins at the start of October, in Rome. It is too easy to become distracted by the multiplicity of stages, reports, syntheses. Some have become disillusioned with the process and fear that nothing will change, at least in the short term. For the average person in the pew, there may be too little evidence of progress for the length of discussions involved. The fact that there are representatives of the laity involved and that women delegates have the right to vote, is insufficient to win over those who have spent half a lifetime waiting for some sign of progress towards the aggionamento promised by the Second Vatican Council.
But this is only part of the story of our journey.
- Written by: Hilda Geraghty
Web site regarding Teilhard de Chardin - All the articles there were published in The Furrow (an Irish pastoral monthly) or Spirituality (bi- monthly) over the past three years, and would be of geat interest to ACTA members. Teilhard really points the way forward for the Church at the deepest level, but he deserves to be much better known.
Hilda Geraghty
https://teilharddechardinforall.com
- Written by: Alex Walker
We’re delighted to let you know the most recent news about our late summer gathering ‘Empowering Ourselves: Flourish and Thrive’. It's online and in person Friday 30 August to Sunday 1 September, in Leeds.
Please join us online!! You are invited! https://www.rootandbranchsynod.org/hinsley-hall
- Written by: Alex Walker
- Written by: Frank Callus
The Board of Trustees are pleased to announce that the National Conference for 2024 will be held on Saturday 28th September 2024 10.00 BST.
Over the last few years ACTA has been examining the synodal process as we moved towards October 2023.
Now we are on the cusp of the Synod on the Future of the Church which opens in Rome in October 2024. The Board of Trustees wanted to focus greater attention on the practical applications of a synodal Church and its mission.
One of our guest speakers for this year is Dr Liam Hayes, Director, Centre for Ecclesial Ethics. Margaret Beaufort Institute, University of Cambridge. He will be speaking about his research Believing Not Belonging. It is an investigation of the causes for people who fall away from the Church. It was based on an initiative of Bishop Alan Williams of Brentwood Diocese.
Our second key speaker is Dr. Luca Badini Confalonieri, Director of Research, Wijngaards Institute. He will be speaking about his involvement in the development of A Proposed Constitution for the Catholic Church. What are the structures/ the principles/ the ideals that are at the heart of a synodal Church?
ACTA is an active member of the International Church Reform Network [ICRN] and the Conference will be made available to this wider membership as we start to understand how the Universal Church can live out its synodality in the years ahead. As in the recent past there is no charge for attendance. If you can make a modest donation, that will be appreciated. By tradition, any surplus is donated to good causes [Our commitment to the Charity Commission precludes our making a profit on any educational activity]
ONLINE National Conference: The Practical Implications of a Synodal Church
ONLINE NATIONAL CONFERENCE
The Board of Trustees are pleased to announce that the
National Conference for 2024 will be held on
Saturday 28th September 2024
10.00 BST
Our guest speakers are
Dr Liam Hayes, Director, Centre for Ecclesial Ethics.
Margaret Beaufort Institute, University of Cambridge
[Speaking about his research : Believing Not Belonging]
Dr Luca Badini Confalonieri, Director of Research,
Wijngaards Institute
[Speaking about A Proposed Constitution for the Catholic
Church]
Dr Catriona Fletcher
Director of the Ignatioan Spirituality Centre, Glasgow
Applications open on Sunday 16th June
Go to the website www.acalltoaction.org.uk
Event Properties
| Event Date | 28-09-2024 10:00 am |
| Event End Date | 28-09-2024 3:00 pm |
| Capacity | 150 |
| Registered | 109 |
| Available places | 41 |
| NO CHARGE | FREE EVENT (Donations welcome) |
| Location | Online Zoom Meeting |
| Downloads -> |
CEE-Believing-Not-Belonging-Final-Report_2023.pdf
DiaryMarker28092024.pdf |
Speakers
Dr Liam Hayes
Director, Centre for Ecclesial Ethics, Margaret Beaufort Institute, Cambridge
Liam currently works as the theology programme adviser in CAFOD’s Theology Programme. He completed his doctoral research at Heythrop College, University of London, in which he explored the disjunction between Catholic teaching and practice in sexual ethics, and the significant role that experience plays in moral discernment. Liam is a priest in the Diocese of Brentwood in the UK and will be commencing a research fellowship at the Margaret Beaufort Institute, Cambridge in October 2022.
Dr. Luca Badini Confalonieri
Director of Research, Wijngaards Institute.
He will be speaking about his involvement in the development of A Proposed Constitution for the Catholic Church. What are the structures/ the principles/ the ideals that are at the heart of a synodal Church?
Dr. Catriona Fletcher
Director of the Ignatian Spirituality Centre, Glasgow
I have worked in the Church - in England, Wales and Scotland - for many years and have met wonderful, inspiring people along the way. I studied theology at Heythrop, New College in Edinburgh and at Durham was awarded my doctorate for my research on ecclesiology and in particular lay ministry. After 16 years away from Scotland I came back in 2001 and worked as a Pastoral Assistant in a parish and University Chaplain. For the last 10 years I have returned to my Jesuit roots, working at the Ignatian Spirituality Centre in Glasgow and am now its Director. For 4 of these years through Covid I was also Catholic Chaplain at Cornton Vale women's prison. I have found wisdom and direction for myself in Ignatian spirituality and I recognise Pope Francis embodying Ignatian thinking and using many Ignatian tools. This is particularly obvious in the synodal process.
I will address members on the need to underpin the work of pastoral councils with the discernment that comes from conversations in the Spirit.