Podcasts about fr timothy radcliffe op

On this weeks podcast we share with listeners a reflection from Fr Timothy Radcliffe OP which was shared with members of the Synod Retreat ahead of the Synod of Bishops which was held in Rome in October 2023.In a world where there is a "pandemic in loneliness" as well as a huge growing alienation and polarisation,  we thought it was an interesting reflection to share where Fr Radcliffe reflects on the need for conversation and dialogue in the world taking the story of the Road to Emmaus as his starting point. Obviously he was reflecting in the context of the synodal process but for the rest of us as we head into the summer and people will be trying to rest and take holidays it provides some food for thought as well.You can find the text of the reflection HERE as well as a video from the retreat HERE.We have our regular weekly run through the upcoming saints of the week and in part three we have our reflection on the weekly gospel which this week is from Mark 4:26-4.

On this weeks podcast excerpt we share with listeners a reflection from Fr Timothy Radcliffe OP which was shared with members of the Synod Retreat ahead of the Synod of Bishops which was held in Rome in October 2023.In a world where there is a "pandemic in loneliness" as well as a huge growing alienation and polarisation,  we thought it was an interesting reflection to share where Fr Radcliffe reflects on the need for conversation and dialogue in the world taking the story of the Road to Emmaus as his starting point. Obviously he was reflecting in the context of the synodal process but for the rest of us as we head into the summer and people will be trying to rest and take holidays it provides some food for thought as well.You can find the text of the reflection HERE as well as a video from the retreat HERE.

The reflections of Fr Timothy Radcliffe have been one of the highlights of the October 2023 synod assembly in the Vatican. The English Dominican friar led the synod participants on a retreat before the synod gathering and offered wise reflections and spiritual guidance. Some have called him the “spiritual father” of the synod.  In this episode, I sat down with Fr Timothy to discuss the synod process and how to navigate disagreement in an increasingly polarised world and church. Fr Timothy led the worldwide Dominican Order from 1992-2001, the first English friar to do so. He knows the universal Church and the workings of the Vatican and has attended several synods.  “I think to see Roman Curial cardinals sitting with young women from Latin America and Asia and listening, really listening. I think that's what is most transformative,” he told me.   The process of listening, he says, is the “foundation for any subsequent things to happen” and that both individuals and the Church collectively need to be “changed” before they know which changes need to be made. On one occasion in the synod, he referred to a story that had been told to participants about a bisexual woman who had taken her own life as she did not feel welcomed by the Church. “The question always put is: is the Church's teaching going to change? That's not the issue. The issue is, will we love and welcome our fellow human beings?” he says. “If we love them, and listen to them and make them part of our lives, if there are evolutions to happen, they will happen. But you don't start by asking what changes have to be made.” He stressed that the synod is counter-cultural because it demands people listen to those with whom they disagree.   “We inherit a tradition, Catholicism, which does actually believe in reason,” he pointed out. “We see a lot of irrationality in our society because people don't believe in reason anymore, but the Church does, and this should act in a healthy way to open not just our hearts but our minds, so we listen attentively with all our intelligence to what the other person is saying, and try to see how even if we disagree it bears some tiny seed of truth that we need. So I wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't turn out, when we look back, that one of the great roles of the Church will be to carry on believing in reason.”  Talking about indifference or scepticism of the synod among the clergy, Fr Timothy said there needs to be a “positive, affirmative vision of the priesthood” to ensure more priests get on board with the synod process.  Finally, he talked about his recent health struggles and how Pope Francis took him by surprise and phoned him while he was in hospital.  The Church's Radical Reform podcast is sponsored by the Centre for Catholic Studies at the University of Durham in partnership with The Tablet.  Producer: Silvia Sacco  Editor: Jamie Weston 

The reflections of Fr Timothy Radcliffe have been one of the highlights of the October 2023 synod assembly in the Vatican. The English Dominican friar led the synod participants on a retreat before the synod gathering and offered wise reflections and spiritual guidance. Some have called him the “spiritual father” of the synod.  In this episode, I sat down with Fr Timothy to discuss the synod process and how to navigate disagreement in an increasingly polarised world and church. Fr Timothy led the worldwide Dominican Order from 1992-2001, the first English friar to do so. He knows the universal Church and the workings of the Vatican and has attended several synods.  “I think to see Roman Curial cardinals sitting with young women from Latin America and Asia and listening, really listening. I think that's what is most transformative,” he told me.   The process of listening, he says, is the “foundation for any subsequent things to happen” and that both individuals and the Church collectively need to be “changed” before they know which changes need to be made. On one occasion in the synod, he referred to a story that had been told to participants about a bisexual woman who had taken her own life as she did not feel welcomed by the Church. “The question always put is: is the Church's teaching going to change? That's not the issue. The issue is, will we love and welcome our fellow human beings?” he says. “If we love them, and listen to them and make them part of our lives, if there are evolutions to happen, they will happen. But you don't start by asking what changes have to be made.” He stressed that the synod is counter-cultural because it demands people listen to those with whom they disagree.   “We inherit a tradition, Catholicism, which does actually believe in reason,” he pointed out. “We see a lot of irrationality in our society because people don't believe in reason anymore, but the Church does, and this should act in a healthy way to open not just our hearts but our minds, so we listen attentively with all our intelligence to what the other person is saying, and try to see how even if we disagree it bears some tiny seed of truth that we need. So I wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't turn out, when we look back, that one of the great roles of the Church will be to carry on believing in reason.”  Talking about indifference or scepticism of the synod among the clergy, Fr Timothy said there needs to be a “positive, affirmative vision of the priesthood” to ensure more priests get on board with the synod process.  Finally, he talked about his recent health struggles and how Pope Francis took him by surprise and phoned him while he was in hospital.  The Church's Radical Reform podcast is sponsored by the Centre for Catholic Studies at the University of Durham in partnership with The Tablet.  Producer: Silvia Sacco  Editor: Jamie Weston    --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-tablet/message

Fr Timothy Radcliffe OP, a Dominican friar and Roman Catholic priest, explores how prayer in its different forms shapes us in faith, hope and love. Part 3 - Silence with the beloved.

Fr Timothy Radcliffe OP, a Dominican friar and Roman Catholic priest, explores how prayer in its different forms shapes us in faith, hope and love. Part 2 - Hopeful prayer.

Fr Timothy Radcliffe OP, a Dominican friar and Roman Catholic priest, explores how prayer in its different forms shapes us in faith, hope and love. Part 1 - Faith in worship.

Music parallels and illuminates the experience of God in its changeability and fleetingness, and is one of the best ways we have to find the stillness in which a experience the sense of God’s presence. It can also provide a narrative for the cycle of life which allows our inexpressible feelings to be given voice at times of both sorrow and rejoicing. In reflection and conversation, renowned theologian Fr Timothy Radcliffe OP and award winning musician Andrew Carwood explore together what music can teach us about faith beyond words. Recorded in June 2015.

This week we reflect on the Stations of the Cross, the traditional Franciscan devotion which has spread from the Holy Land around the world to walk the journey of Jesus during his Passion in Jerusalem to Calvary and to the tomb.We have a number of contributors reflecting on the Stations of the Cross with some original pieces and others reading reflections on the Stations composed by Fr Timothy Radcliffe OP.