Seminary Experience
February 26, 2010 by Websec
Filed under Growing in Faith
14-17 Seminary Experience
Next month, March 13-14, there will be a young persons discernment weekend here at Oscott College for any boys 14-17 years of age who are thinking of the priesthood or who are at least open to finding out more.This will be an opportunity for them to meet with and be of encouragement to [...]
Beyond the Catechism Weeks 6 – 8
February 21, 2010 by Fr John SJ
Filed under Beyond the Catechism
6th Week (Please note two Meetings)
Monday 8:00 Reflections on John Paul II’s Theology of the Body (not on Wednesday)
John Paul’s ‘Theology of the Body’ may well rank as the most positive account of human sexuality in the history of Christianity and is becoming the basis of much modern exegesis of Church teaching on matters [...]
Lent 2010 at the Chaplaincy
February 12, 2010 by Fr John SJ
Filed under Growing in Faith, Lent 2010
Looking for things to do for Lent?
Weeks of Guided Prayer begin Thursday, 18th February at 6:00 pm
All day confessions on Ash Wednesday, 9:00 – 5:45, Masses at 7:30, 9:00, 1:15 and 6:00.
Open door at the Chaplaincy 9—6, 5th – 8th weeks.
Sunday 2nd collections for the Tanzania Project
Home coin Collections for CAFOD
CAFOD Ash Wednesday Soup lunch [...]
Lenten Weeks of Guided Prayer
February 10, 2010 by Fr John SJ
Filed under Week of Guided Prayer Latest
AMDG
Oxford University Catholic Chaplaincy
Lenten Weeks of Guided Prayer
Thurs 18th Feb – Thurs 11th Mar
• An opportunity to seek God, accompanied by a Prayer Guide
• An opportunity to find ways of praying more richly in a life under pressure
• An opportunity to share experience with others on the way
Starts at 8pm on Thurs 18th Feb and ends at the [...]
CrunchTime: Oxford Chaplains Week 2010
February 4, 2010 by Fr John SJ
Filed under Growing in Faith
Oxford Chaplains 2010
Christianity, in and around Oxford University, is thriving and diverse. Almost all the spiritual, liturgical and theological traditions of Christian history are represented: Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant; Evangelical, Conservative, Charismatic, Liberal, Radical. From Anglican Choral Evensong to a Charismatic Worship Service, whatever you might be attracted to in Christianity, you have [...]
Beyond the Catechism Weeks 3 and 4
February 2, 2010 by Fr John SJ
Filed under Beyond the Catechism
3rd Week Monday 8:00:God, the Universe and Evil
How are we to reconcile our belief in a loving creator God in a world where human cruelty and natural disaster are a part of everyday experience? This talk explores a range of responses from philosophers of religion and the different ways in [...]
College Masses 3rd Week
February 2, 2010 by Fr John SJ
Filed under Growing in Faith
Tuesday 2nd February, 6:00 St Peter’s College, Fr. John. All Welcome.
Thursday 4th February, 6:00 St. John’s College, Fr. Nick King SJ. All Welcome.
College Masses 2nd Week
January 26, 2010 by Fr John SJ
Filed under Growing in Faith
Tuesday, 26th January 6:00 at Jesus (Fr Simon) All Welcome
Thursday, 28th January 6:00 at Worcester (Fr Nick King SJ) All welcome.
Beyond the Catechism Talks for Hilary Term
January 15, 2010 by Fr John SJ
Filed under Beyond the Catechism
1st Week Wednesday 8:00: Knowing and Believing in God
2nd Week Wednesday 8:00: Reading the Tradition:
Salvation History and the Old Testament
3rd Week Monday 8:00:God, the Universe and Evil
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Beyond the Catechism: Texts
December 20, 2009 by Fr John SJ
Filed under Beyond the Catechism, Growing in Faith
Texts are now available for the first five talks of the BTC lectures last term
Lecture One Faith and Reason
Lecture Two Resurrection and the End of the World 100 BC latest
Possible strands of influence and confluence of thought in the Hellenistic Period lecture 2
Names and dates
Lecture three A History of the Word
A History of the [...]
