Peter Kwee

“Learning a way of living the church”

The Pope’s closest advisors – the Council of Cardinals – met online recently to discuss the forthcoming Synod. They were joined by Pope Francis who identified two speeches that he sees as central to his thinking, and offered his personal reflections on the purpose of the Synod, at the heart of which is “learning aContinue reading ““Learning a way of living the church””

Pope Francis briefs people of Rome

With the first phase of the Synod fast approaching, Pope Francis briefed the people in his own Diocese of Rome. Explaining that the first phase takes place in the diocese, he asked the people of the Diocese for their commitment to this process. He explained that “it is not about garnering opinions, not a survey,Continue reading “Pope Francis briefs people of Rome”

Bishops to engage all the faithful in the Synod

Cardinal Grech, the Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops, in an interview with Vatican News, emphasises that the first, diocesan phase of the synodal process, which opens on 10 October “is a founding phase, it must engage not only Catholics but all the baptised.” Asked why a synod on synodality, he replied: “Because theContinue reading “Bishops to engage all the faithful in the Synod”

Root and Branch Synod

A perhaps controversial “lay-led inclusive synod” was recently held in Bristol and online on 5-12 September amid criticism from some Bishops. It was inspired by the notion that the Church needs a truly inclusive Synod that “starts with women, and doesn’t end there”. It offers The Bristol Text, a set of reflections and proposals asContinue reading “Root and Branch Synod”

ACTA National Conference

16 October 2021 ACTA’s National Conference this year will be held via ZOOM, will also have as its theme, “Synodality: A Path for Renewing both the Church and Society”. It will have some well-known speakers in attendance. For more info and to join, go to the ACTA website

SEASON OF CREATION

The World Day of Prayer on 1st September marks the start of the Season of Creation which lasts till 4th October (Feast of St Francis of Assisi). We as Christians everywhere will take this time to celebrate the world’s beauty; to wonder at its complexity; to spend time just being in the natural world. DuringContinue reading “SEASON OF CREATION”

“For a Synodal Church”

Cardinal Grech, the Secretary of the Synod of Bishops, reminds us that synodality was the form and style of the early Church, and that the Vatican II Council wanted us to recover that model of the Church, without renouncing any of the great advances of the Church in the second millennium. The focus of thisContinue reading ““For a Synodal Church””

Truro Street Pastors – New volunteers needed!!

Truro Street Pastors are part of a well organised, fully insured ministry that started in 2003 in Lambeth, London, and is now present in hundreds of towns and cities across the UK. Wherever they are present, crime rates fall, and for this reason many police forces have asked local churches to start Street Pastor groups.Continue reading “Truro Street Pastors – New volunteers needed!!”

Guardians of the Tradition:

Pope Francis restricts Latin Mass Pope Francis’ new decree (Guardians of the Tradition) on 16 July 2021 has revoked the general permission for priests to celebrate the Latin Mass, and restores the authority of the diocesan bishop “to regulate the liturgical celebrations of his diocese” stating that “it is his exclusive competence to authorise theContinue reading “Guardians of the Tradition:”

Back to …. The Future?

Tomorrow, 19 July, sees the official end to the latest series of laws and regulations that have governed our lives since March 2020. However, although popularly nicknamed “Freedom Day”, it seems rather to be the start of a period of further uncertainty about how to cope with Covid’s refusal to be beaten since now weContinue reading “Back to …. The Future?”