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Towards the Synod in Dialogue – Week Five
WEEK FIVE—WEDNESDAY, 30TH MARCH IDENTITY, DIFFERENCE AND BELONGING: NEGOTIATING CULTURAL AND RELIGOUS BOUNDARIES All video lectures for
Towards the Synod in Dialogue – Week Two
WEEK TWO—WEDNESDAY, 2ND MARCH NARRATIVE IDENTITIES—WOMEN AS STORY TELLERS All video lectures for this course will be available free of charge here, with a new lecture uploaded each Monday
Towards the Synod in Dialogue – Week One
WEEK ONE - WEDNESDAY, 2ND MARCH NARRATIVE IDENTITIES - WOMEN AS STORY TELLERS For the first week's session, there will be a live Zoom discussion from 6.30 pm to
Towards the Synod in Dialogue – Weekly Lectures and Resources
INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE Each week, you will find a link here to a video lecture by Professor Tina Beattie, focusing on different aspects of Catholic women's scholarship, vocations and personal lives. The
Women officially instituted as lectors and acolytes
Pope Francis has issued an Apostolic Letter, Spiritus Domini, in the form of a "Motu proprio" which constitutes an amendment to canon law, extending the established liturgical rite for the institution of lectors and acolytes to explicitly include women. While the change affects lay men as well as women,
All Hallows’ Vigil – 31st October
ALL HALLOWS' VIGIL Saturday, 31st October 9.00 to 10.00 am GMT (UK time) Catholic Women Speak invite you to join us on Zoom for an hour of prayer, reflection and remembrance for our loved ones who have died. We’ll invite you to add any names you'd
Who is Mary for women today? – Zuzanna Radzik interviews Tina Beattie
Polish journalist and feminist theologian Zuzanna Radzik interviewed Tina Beattie about Mary for women in the Church today, which was the cover story of the Polish weekly, Tygodnik Powszechny, to mark the Feast of the Assumption (15th August 2020). The Zoom interview was recorded and you can watch it
Tina Beattie in Conversation with Mary Colwell
On Monday, 13th July at 3.00 pm UK time, Tina Beattie was in conversation with Mary Colwell, who is a British writer, producer and public speaker on our relationship with the natural world. This was livestreamed on our public
Tina Beattie in Conversation with Anupama Ranawana
On Monday, 6th July at 6.00 pm UK time, Tina Beattie was in a Zoom conversation with Sri Lankan theologian and international development theorist Anupama Ranawana about her experiences as a Catholic woman during this time of global crisis.
Tina Beattie in Conversation with Martha Mapasure
On Monday, 29th June at 2.00 pm UK time (3.00 CEST), Tina Beattie was in a Zoom conversation with Zimbabwean theologian and gender activist Martha Mapasure about her experiences as a Catholic woman during this time of global crisis.