Join us on Thursday January 23rd, 2025 at 6:30 pm to hear English theologian, Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe, OP, discuss how we can navigate these times of diverse opinion with hope, faith and love.
FREE to all, we welcome everyone to hear this talk and participate in the Q&A.
FREE to all, we welcome everyone to hear this talk and participate in the Q&A.
Polarized World Needs New Dialogue
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In a recent December article in the UK’s Religion Media Centre, Cardinal Radcliffe, called for “The Church – and the world –to get beyond conventional divisions between left and right, progressives and liberals, and fixed ideas, and find new ways of mutual flourishing.”
Cardinal Radcliffe, who is a former Master of the Dominican order, was chosen by the Pope to be spiritual adviser to the recent Synod in Rome, where representatives of the Catholic Church from across the globe gathered to discuss ways to improve dialogue in the Church. “In the Synod”, said Radcliffe, “we weren’t just talking to one another, but finding ways to do it. The task of the Synod is to keep opening our minds and language to God”.
The Cardinal said the Synod offered new models of encounter to a “post-Western world” that’s increasingly divided. He spoke of his concern about the polarization of society, and how on a recent visit to the United States, following the presidential election, he found that “tension is palpable”. And the key to a new era is reciprocity, he said.
Come listen on Thursday, January 23rd to his contemporary insights, infused with his English humor and understand of our daily lives. There is no cost, this special Midwest-only visit is FREE. Mark your calendars, bring your family and friends and join us at Old St. Pat’s. All are welcome.
Cardinal Radcliffe, who is a former Master of the Dominican order, was chosen by the Pope to be spiritual adviser to the recent Synod in Rome, where representatives of the Catholic Church from across the globe gathered to discuss ways to improve dialogue in the Church. “In the Synod”, said Radcliffe, “we weren’t just talking to one another, but finding ways to do it. The task of the Synod is to keep opening our minds and language to God”.
The Cardinal said the Synod offered new models of encounter to a “post-Western world” that’s increasingly divided. He spoke of his concern about the polarization of society, and how on a recent visit to the United States, following the presidential election, he found that “tension is palpable”. And the key to a new era is reciprocity, he said.
Come listen on Thursday, January 23rd to his contemporary insights, infused with his English humor and understand of our daily lives. There is no cost, this special Midwest-only visit is FREE. Mark your calendars, bring your family and friends and join us at Old St. Pat’s. All are welcome.