- Written by: Chris McDonnell
Download: A Bidding Prayer or two this Sunday
There are many occasions when our prayer is simple and direct, uncluttered by carefully chosen words and phrases, times when we place ourselves before the loving God and seek his fullness. Such personal prayer might take place during the Eucharist or in the privacy of our own room. Wherever it occurs, it will be a silent, individual matter.
- Written by: Fr David O'Malley SDB
That experience can be the exuberance of shared singing, music making and movement or the still, wordless mystery of adoration. The spiritual dimension of our lives needs more than the rational statements of belief, creeds and prayers that only address the intellect. Good liturgy tells stories, evokes mystery and engages emotions. Only when these are engaged does the language of faith and dogma find its proper place in people’s lives. Only when story is engaged with its complex and intuitive patterns can we invoke the personal dimension of the Easter mystery at the heart of every Christian’s belief. Only when I bring my lived experience to the Gospel can it become good news.
All well and good. But what does it mean for the average parish liturgy? I would like to suggest, by way of example, five practical steps that liturgy groups and leaders might employ.
- Written by: Alex Walker
CENTENARY PILGRIMAGE WALK Saturday September 11th 2021 from 11am
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- Written by: Alex Walker
The ESV - Lost and Found in Translation
The commissioning of a new translation of Sacred Scripture will always raise key questions about how much any translation can meet the requirement to be faithful to original texts and, at the same time, aware of cultural needs. ACTA has arranged a series of talks from Scripture scholars to explore some of these issues.
All talks will be delivered via Zoom. All times are current London times.
The first session will be on Thursday 23rd September from 7.00pm- 8.30pm
Session 1 will involve:
- Sr Patricia Rumsey – Abbess, Author and contributor to the Centre for Applied Theology
- Dr Amanda Dillon - Assistant Professor, Dept of Theology, Dublin City University
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The second session will be on Thursday 30th September from 7.00pm- 8.30pm
Session 2 will involve:
- Rev Dr Joseph O'Hanlon - Author, retired priest of the Diocese of Nottingham and Spiritual Director to ACTA
- Archbishop George Stack, Archbishop of Cardiff and Chair of the Dept of Christian Life and Worship -CBCEW
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The third session will be on Thursday 7th October from 7.00-8.30pm
Session 3 will involve:
- Fr Henry Wansbrough OSB - Cathedral Prior of Durham, Editor, New Jerusalem Bible
- Fr Nicholas King SJ - Author, Fellow of Campion Hall, University of Oxford.
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Attendance will be via registration on the ACTA website:
- Written by: Sebastian Milbank
In a message to the synod, Cardinal Grech said: “I am convinced that during this synodal experience you have learnt that although you were asked to take a ‘vote’, the synod is neither a parliament nor a convention but, as Pope Francis insists, it is ‘an expression of the Church’. It is a Church that walks together and reads reality with the eyes of faith and the heart of God.”