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An Advent Retreat, Part 2: gratitude, repentance, and prayer

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An Advent Retreat, Part 2: gratitude, repentance, and prayer

Part 2 of a recent “Day of Recollection” to help prepare for the Advent season. By Fr Stephen Wang. For Part 1, click here.

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Welcoming the Gift, Acknowledging the Giver: Theologies of Gratitude. A Day Conference at Blackfriars, Oxford, Saturday 17th May

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Welcoming the Gift, Acknowledging the Giver: Theologies of Gratitude. A  Day Conference at Blackfriars, Oxford, Saturday 17th May

The philosophy, psychology and theology of gratitude do not seem to have received much attention, and Blackfriars’ Aquinas Institute is pleased to host a conference on Theologies of Gratitude jointly with the Jubilee Centre for […]

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How to read great texts with a spirit of curiosity, wonder and humility

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How to read great texts with a spirit of curiosity, wonder and humility

This reading from St Ephraem comes up in the Liturgy of the Hours every year. It’s about how to approach the Sacred Scriptures, but it can be applied to any great text. It’s about the […]

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