A Happy & Holy Christmas
- Written by: Alex Walker
To you and your families. May 2025 give us the peace that only Christ can bring!
Taking Liturgy Seriously - Online Course
- Written by: Alex Walker
In January 2025, the Society of St Gregory begins the third Taking Liturgy Seriously online course.
This year, the focus will be on liturgical spirituality, taking its inspiration from Pope Francis’ letter on liturgical formation, Desiderio Desideravi: “‘I would like this letter to help us to rekindle our wonder for the beauty of the truth of the Christian celebration.” (n.62)
The aim of the course is to enable personal reflection on what it means to be a member of the worshipping community, how others are worshipping with you, and how ministering in all its forms is a part of our own worship and prayer. It will develop a clear understanding of how the Church’s liturgy expresses her theology and spirituality.
The course will run online (Zoom) and comprise six modules of three consecutive Thursday evenings from January to November 2025 at 7.30 to 8.45pm.
In the past, a recording of each talk was made available for those who were unable to attend live; I assume that this will again be the case.
For more information, and to book your place, click on the link below.
Executive Summary - Final Document of the Synod October 2024
- Written by: Frank Callus
Read more: Executive Summary - Final Document of the Synod October 2024
Towards a New Way of Being the Church
- Written by: Raymond Hylton
The Background
The Church founded by the apostles has known a few disasters down the centuries. They often arose from lack of listening, and therefore of failure to understand what was happening. Eastern and Western churches slowly drifted apart as prayer and liturgy separated into Greek and Latin languages. In the late middle ages, no-one noticed that a literate laity was emerging, or that printing would revolutionize culture and communication. When reformers, such as Luther or Calvin, demanded reforms, few would listen to them or enter a dialogue on how to proceed. Too few foresaw that calls for reform would be exploited to suit their own purposes by kings, powerful magnates and city states seeking autonomy.
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