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We are a group of Catholics, some of whom are ordained, brought together by our love of Christ's Church and our anxiety about its future. Still inspired by the Second Vatican Council, we want to contribute fully to the life of our Church so that we may be a more effective sign of the Kingdom of God. To do this, we believe that an atmosphere of openness and dialogue both with each other and with our church leadership needs developing. Accordingly, we aim to supply channels of free and frank communication. We desire to help create a climate of trust and respect for all where this dialogue may be fostered.

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A Call To Action (ACTA) synodal representation  for Portsmouth and Arundel & Brighton Dioceses 

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Written by Andrew Hornsby-Smith
Published: 01 March 2022

A Call To Action (ACTA) synodal representation  for Portsmouth and Arundel & Brighton Dioceses 

Introduction 

A Call To Action is a Roman Catholic charity based in England and Wales. We seek to ‘… contribute  fully to the life of our Church so that we may be a more effective sign of the Kingdom of God. To do  this, we believe that an atmosphere of openness and dialogue both with each other and with  our Church leadership needs developing. Accordingly, we aim to supply channels of free and frank  communication. We desire to help create a climate of trust and respect for all where this dialogue  may be fostered.’ 

We welcome the theology of embarking on a synodal journey and restoring the idea of a synodal  Church, and we welcome the opportunity to contribute to the listening process and dialogue. 

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Kyiv Winter of ‘22

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Written by Chris McDonnell
Published: 28 February 2022

Kyiv Winter of ‘22

 

Far away in Eastern Europe 

another country has turned to threaten peace

 

with the turmoil and high cost of full-blown war.

as speechless with fear we look on.

 

Remember the troops in the streets of Budapest

in the late November chill of Autumn of ‘56

 

and the sea-born standoff in the Western Atlantic, 

ten days when youth faced age in mid-October of ’62.

 

The Prague Spring quickly faded in sunlit August of ‘68

for once again tank tracks rattled through city streets

 

now repeated all these years on in late Winter of ‘22

as the aftershock of gun fire stuttering in the skies

 

of the Western world and an obdurate Soviet

leader wags a defiant finger as his militia

 

roll through the suburban streets of Kyiv 

and missiles end their flight in a ball of liquid flame.

 

The outcome is uncertain as countries

hover on the brink of indecision.

 

Touch this ravaged, tear-soaked earth as you walk 

the Emmaus Road with gentle faith of healing.

 

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A Cold War is being re-heated

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Written by Chris McDonnell
Published: 14 February 2022
Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein’s famous statement -"I know not with what weapons World War 3 will be fought but World War 4 will be fought with sticks and stones"- does indeed give food for thought.

With the fall of the Berlin Wall in ‘89 and the collapse of the Eastern block of countries in Europe, so closely aligned to the Soviet Union, the Iron Curtain that had been in place since the late 40s passed into memory. The break-up of the Soviet Union itself eased the threat of Communistic dictatorship and for a while we smiled again. The significance of the role played by John Paul II has yet to be determined but there can be little doubt that he played no small part.

Many other problems still faced us but the spirit of co-operation that was about at that time heralded new circumstances and a brighter prospect.

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Two Lost Voices

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Written by Chris McDonnell
Published: 27 January 2022
Jim Forest

Jim Forest November 1941 – January 2022

Thich Nhat Hanh October 1926 – January 2022

Two lost voices

Chris McDonnell January 28. 2022

 

Within a few days of each other two resonant voices have been lost, the Christian writer Jim Forest and the Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh.

I first met Jim through a second-hand bookshop in Brighton.

Running back to the car late on a Saturday afternoon in a bitter cold January dusk, I came to the bookshop. Opening the door, I called out to the owner “Have you any books about the American monk, Thomas Merton?” His hand went to the bottom of a stack of books on a nearby table and pulled out a book. “Will this do?”

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Seeking together a new way of being Church

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Written by Andrew Hornsby-Smith
Published: 18 January 2022

Seeking together a new way of being Church - 24th January 7.30 p.m.

Invitation to an online discussion

For the Zoom link please email: Andrew Hornsby-Smith

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