Society of St. Catherine of Siena
PLEASE CIRCULATE TO ANYONE YOU BELIEVE MAY BE INTERESTED
A One-Day Conference at Blackfriars, Oxford Saturday 29th October 2005
Ever Directed to the Lord . . .
The Love of God in the Liturgy of the Eucharist Past, Present, and Hoped For
Speakers:
Professor Eamon Duffy, University of Cambridge
Fr. Jonathan Robinson, Provost, Toronto Oratory
Professor Lauren Pristas, Caldwell College
Dr. Laurence Hemming, Heythrop College, University of London
Professor Paul Bradshaw, University of Notre Dame
Dr. Susan Parsons, Society of St. Catherine of Siena
Registration begins at 9.00 am. The Opening Mass will be offered by the
Archbishop of Birmingham.
£25 • £15 students: cheques payable to the Society of St. Catherine of
Siena. Places at the conference are very limited – please apply in advance
with conference fee to Conference, Society of St. Catherine of Siena, 32,
Denison Street, Beeston. NG9 1AY.
This will be a major conference, intended to mark the end of the Year of the
Eucharist and which will re-open questions of central importance. We have
already had a message of support for it from Cardinal Arrinze, Prefect of
the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.
Conference Sponsors include: The Friends of the Society of St. Catherine of
Siena; Blackfriars, Oxford; St. Benet’s Hall, Oxford; SCM-Canterbury Press
Ltd; The Latin Mass Society; The Oratories of St. Philip Neri in London and
Oxford; Anthony Short and Partners (Ashbourne); Prince Rupert zu Löwenstein;
Mrs. Linda Helm. We are at present seeking other sponsors.
TO ATTEND PRINT OFF ATTACHED FILE [see below] AND SEND WITH YOUR CHEQUE TO
Conference, Society of St. Catherine of Siena, 32, Denison Street, Beeston.
NG9 1AY
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The Society of St. Catherine of Siena
A One-Day Conference at Blackfriars, Oxford
Saturday 29th October 2005
Ever Directed to the Lord . . .
The Love of God in the Liturgy of the Eucharist
Past, Present, and Hoped For
Eamon Duffy • Jonathan Robinson • Lauren Pristas
• Laurence Hemming • Paul Bradshaw • Susan Parsons
Registration begins at 9.00 am. The Opening Mass will be offered by
the Archbishop of Birmingham.
Name (please include all names of attendees applying):
Address:
I wish to reserve ( ) place(s) for the conference and I enclose a
cheque for (£ ).
£25 • £15 students and Friends of the Society: cheques payable to the
Society of St. Catherine of Siena. Places at the conference are very
limited – please send conference fee to: Conference, Society of St.
Catherine of Siena, 32, Denison Street, Beeston. NG9 1AY.
I wish to be named as a sponsor of the conference and I enclose a
donation for (£ ).
Registration begins at 9.00 am. The Opening Mass will be offered by
the Archbishop of Birmingham.
Because Places at the conference are limited, there is an allocation of
seats for Friends and associates of the Society of St. Catherine of
Siena, so it will help if you use the form of words below to inidicate
this to us.
I am/am not a Friend of the Society of St. Catherine of Siena.
I have/have not attended events of the Society of St. Catherine of
Siena in the past.
Conference Sponsors include: The Friends of the Society of St.
Catherine of Siena; Blackfriars, Oxford; St. Benet’s Hall, Oxford;
SCM-Canterbury Press Ltd; The Latin Mass Society; The Oratories of St. Philip Neri
in London and Oxford; Anthony Short and Partners (Ashbourne); Prince
Rupert zu Löwenstein; Mrs. Linda Helm.
Friday, September 16, 2005
Press Release from Society of St. Catherine of Siena
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