These termcards are sourced from three old websites. The site shown in the screenshot of the TT97 card can be found here. The second website can be accessed here where you can see the original web style, a web version of the HT00 card and messages from former presidents on some the late 90s cards. The source for the last photos is here.
| M EETING S CHEDULE: T RINITY T ERM 1998 (Warning: Links may fail!) |
All meetings are held at 8.30pm in the Blue Room of the Catholic Chaplaincy . Any change will be clearly stated. Non-members are also welcome to attend meetings but are requested to make a small donation of a pound.
The Chaplaincy ‘s Theology Group is holding four talks on ‘ What Does Vatican II Really Say About ..? ‘.
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| Thursday, April 30 |
‘G.K. Chesterton and the social teachings of the Church’
The director of the Centre for Faith and Culture and custodian of the Chesterton Library will speak this great figure of English Catholicism and his attitude to this much neglected topic.
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| Friday, May 8 |
Fr. Fergus Kerr, O.P.
‘Thomas Aquinas at the end of the twentieth century’
The author of ‘Theology after Wittgenstein’ and ‘Immortal longings’ will speak on recent developments on Thomist scholarship, here and in the United States.
| Saturday , May 9 | Feria |
A social event for members to get together after the Easter vacation, for potential members to join, and non-members to find out about what the society does. (A small donation of £1 from members would be greatly appreciated).
8.30pm, Morris Room, Exeter College
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| Thursday, May 14 |
‘Mediæval models of Christian kingship’
A fellow in History at Christ Church and University lecturer on English and European mediæval history, he will speak on the development of Christian kingdoms in theory and practice in the early middle ages.
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| Sunday, May 17 |
Mr. Andrew Hegarty
‘Blessed Josemaría Escrivá and the apostolate of the laity’
Mr. Hegarty of Grandpont House will speak on tyhe founder of Opus Dei and his vision on the anniversary of his beatification. .
| Saturday, May 23 |
Come, relax in the sunshine, and chat with like-minded people over a glass of Pimm’s or two.
2.30 PM , Exeter College Fellows’ Gardens
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| Sunday, May 24 |
Dom Daniel Rees, O.S.B.
‘What is the future of monasticism?’
The librarian and former Prior of Downside Abbey will speak on the role of monasticism is the Church and its continuing importance and relevance for future generations.
| Monday , May 2 5 | St. Bede the Venerable |
Very Revd. Robert Ombres , O.P.
‘Savonarola: Fanatic or saint?’
Very Revd. Robert, former Prior of Blackfriars, Oxford, lecturer in canon law and expert in the process of canonisation will speak on the cause of this troublesome priest of the Florentine renaissance.
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| Thursday, June 4 |
Revd. Dr. Simon Francis Gaine, O.P.
‘Aquinas the heretic’
A contributor to the new, revised edition of the ‘Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church’ and the ‘Dictionary of National Biography’ and in his student days, an editor of the ‘Allen Review’, Revd. Dr. Gaine will speak on mediæval Blackfriars and its conflicts with the University of Oxford.
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| Thursday, June 11 |
Mass and dinner on this important feast day will be held in Exeter College chapel, celebrated by Very Revd. Euan Marley, O.P. Mass will be sung in Latin beginning at 6 PM with the traditional black tie dinner immediately afterwards. The guest of honour and speaker at the dinner will be Gerry Matatics. See the President or Treasurer for a formal invitation.
| Friday, June 12 |
Very Revd. Euan Marley, O.P.
‘Can Orcs be Saved?’
The Prior of Blackfriars, Edinburgh will speak on the coherence of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth as a possible world in Catholic theology.
| D INING WITH THE S PEAKERS |
If any member of the society wishes to dine with the guest speaker before the meeting, please contact the president. Dinners usually start at around 7 PM and are held in Exeter College, Merton College and Christ Church halls.
| M EETING S CHEDULE (MT98) |
All meetings are held at 8.30pm in the Blue Room of the Catholic Chaplaincy . Any change will be clearly stated. Non-members are also welcome to attend meetings but are requested to make a small donation of one pound.
If any member of the society wishes to dine with the guest speaker before the meeting, please contact the President or pigeon post him at least 48 hours beforehand.
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Wednesday 14 October
Drinks Party
In the Chaplaincy’s Blue Room, 8.30pm – 10.30pm
A good chance for all Freshers to get to meet existing members and find out more about the Society and for all to catch up after the Summer Vacation.
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Monday 19 October
Women, Faith, and Culture
Mrs. Leonie Caldecott
An award-winning journalist living in Oxford, Leonie has written for a wide variety of journals on women’s issues and religion. She is involved in editorial work for the international Catholic review Communio and for the Maryvale Institute magazine The Sower, and is Assistant Diretor of the Oxford Centre of Faith and Culture.
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Monday 26 October
Tour of the Treasures of Campion Hall and Devotions
Meet at Campion’s Entrance Hall at 8pm
We are very grateful to the Master of Campion Hall for allowing us a private view of the artistic treasures of the Hall, including many religious paintings and liturgical vestments collected by Fr Martin d’Arcy SJ in the 1920s and 1930s. The Tour will be led by Fr Gabriel Flynn. Afterwards we will pray the Jesus Psalter in the Chapel in honour of the Forty Martyrs.
Thursday 29 October (in the Ronald Knox Library in the Chaplaincy)
Making Meaning Matter: Life, Art and Religion
Professor John Haldane
Professor Haldane is Director fo the Centre for Philosophy and Public Affairs and Head of the School of Philosophy and Anthropology at the University of St Andrews. He contributes in various art journals and the ‘Credo’ column of The Times regularly. Professor Haldane will discuss issues of meaning and spirituality as illustrated by the works of some contemporary artists. This talk will be slide-illustrated.
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Monday 2 November
The Catholic Literary Revival from Newman to the Millennium
Joseph Pearce
Thursday 5 November
The Social Teaching of the Church: An Historical Overview
Fr Rodger Charles SJ
Fr Charles is a member of Campion Hall and has recently published a two-volume work on the Social Teaching of the Church.
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Thursday 12 November
Dazzling Darkness: The Mystical Theology of St Gregory of Nyssa
The Rt Revd Bishop Kallistos Ware
Bishop Kallistos should be familiar to many in Oxford: being the Greek Orthodox Bishop of Diokleia, he also teaches Eastern Christian Studies as the Spalding Lecturer. St Gregory (d. c.385) was one of the Cappadocian Fathers and the brother of St Basil. A great exegete and a fighter against the heresies of his time like Arianism, he also wrote extensively on the mystical life.
Saturday 14 November (Mass at 11am)
120th Anniversary Mass at the Oratory Church of St Aloysius Gonzaga, and Luncheon
Guest-of-Honour: His Grace the Archbishop of Melbourne, the Most Rev George Pell
Archbishop Pell was a student in Oxford University in the early 1970s. He is now a member of the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith in the Roman Curia. The Solemn Votive Mass to Our Lady of Ransom will mark the end of the Anniversary year. Invitations to the meal will be sent near the time; please contact the President for further details.
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Saturday 21 November at The College, Littlemore, 10am – 4.30pm
Day of Recollection on Our Lady
Led by Revd Fr Ian Kelly
Fr Kelly is Catholic Chaplain at the University of Salford and is in much demand as a retreat master and speaker on our Blessed Lady. There will be two Conferences, as well as Mass, Rosary and Eucharistic Adoration. For those who do not know The College (where The Venerable John Henry was received into the Holy Mother Church by Blessed Dominic Barberi), meet at Carfax at 9.10am. Please inform Francis Lee ( francis.lee@merton.ox.ac.uk , (2)86368) before Monday 6th Week if you would like to attend.
Donation: £4.
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Thursday 26 November
Thirty Years after Humanae Vitae: Combatting the Contraceptive Culture
Luke Gormally
Mr Gormally is the Director of the Linacre Centre of Health Care Ethics in London, which seeks to defend and promote Catholic positions in medical ethics. He has also edited and published works on such topics as the elderly and euthanasia. This year marks the thirtieth anniversay of Paul VI’s controversial encyclical Humanae Vitae, and Mr Gormally shall speak on developments since 1968 and the difficulties we still face on this very sensitive issue.
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Monday 30 November (Joint Event with OU Prolife Society)
Promoting the Prolife Message in Public Life
Professor the Lord Alton of Liverpool
David Alton was already a well-known Catholic in politics as a Liberal Democrat MP in the Commons. Now a Life Peer and the Director of the Foundation for Citizenship at Liverpool, he continues to promote Catholic values in public life. He will address the Prolife Society and us on his experiences of futhering Life convictions as a public personality.
Thursday 3 December
Pope St Pius X (1903-1914)
Dr Sheridan Gilley
Dr Gilley is Reader in Theology in the University of Edinburgh. He has written numerous articles and edited books on Victorian religion and especially on our Patron, the Venerable Cardinal Newman. The call of conscience was one of the chief factors leading to his conversion to Catholicism.
After the talk, a very brief Termly General Meeting will follow.
M EETING S CHEDULE (HT99) |
All meetings are held at 8.30pm in the Blue Room of the Catholic Chaplaincy . Any change will be clearly stated. Non-members are also welcome to attend meetings but are requested to make a small donation of one pound.
If any member of the society wishes to dine with the guest speaker before the meeting, please contact the President or pigeon post him at least 48 hours beforehand.
Wednesday, 20th January
Drinks Party
In the Danson Room, Trinity College, 8.30pm
A good chance for members to get together after the Christmas break, for potential members to join, and non-members to find out what the society does.
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Monday, 25th January
Marian Devotions and Benediction
At Campion Hall, 8.30pm
Fr. Jason Jones of the Diocese of Menevia will preach on Our Lady Mother of Mercy and lead us in praying the Holy Rosary before the Blessed Sacrament exposed. The evening will close with Benediction. Refreshments will be served afterwards.
Thursday, 28th January
Towards Rebuilding a Christian Civilization
Mr. Philip Moran
Philip Moran is the Executive Director of ‘Tradition, Family and Property’. His talk will be slide-illustrated, and will take place in the Ronald Knox Library at the Catholic Chaplaincy.
Saturday, 30th January
Conference: The Biblical basis for Catholic Mariology
Professor Gerry Matatics
9.15-11.30 am & 2-5 pm, Lecture Room 2, Christ Church
Gerry Matatics is a celebrated Scripture scholar and friend of Scott Hahn. He teaches at the seminary of Our Lady of Guadaloupe, Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Monday, 1st February
Our Lady in the Writings of Cardinal Newman
Fr. Paul Chavasse, Cong. Orat.
The first in a series of talks on our Blessed Lady. Fr. Chavasse is the Provost of the Birmingham Oratory and thus the successor of the Venerable John Henry Newman. He will address the society on the Vigil of the Feast of the Purification of Mary, the anniversary of the Oratory’s foundation.
Thursday, 4th February
‘A Priest Forever According to the Order of Melchisedech’
Fr. Sean Finnegan
Fr. Finnegan is the Chaplain of the University of Surrey. He will examine the recent doctrinal developments in the Church’s thinking on the priesthood.
Thursday, 11th February
The Eight Deadly Sins
Fr. Jerome Bertram, Cong. Orat.
Fr. Bertram is one of the founding fathers of the Oxford Oratory, and a distinguished scholar and writer. He is presently translating the Collations of St. John Cassian and will use these as a basis for his talk.
Monday, 15th February
Fatima: Sign of Our Times
Mr. Timothy Tindal-Robinson
Timothy Tindal-Robinson is the Vice-President of the Fatima World Apostolate. He has been a Catholic publisher and author for most of his life and has been writing about the Fatima apparitions and message since 1980.
Thursday, 18th February
The Life of Fr. Ignatius Spencer
Fr. Hubert Condron, C.P.
Fr. Ignatius Spencer lived from 1799 to 1864 and was a companion of Bl. Dominic Barberi of the Mother of God. Fr. Condron is the postulator of his cause for beatification.
Friday, 19th February
Lenten Lunch
12.50pm, The Catholic Chaplaincy
This is a revival of an old Newman Society tradition. A donation of £2 will be requested and will go to a Catholic charity.
Saturday, 20th February
Day of Recollection: The Spiritual Combat
Fr. Jeremy Davies
10.15am, The College, Littlemore
Fr. Davies is the official exorcist of the Diocese of Westminster. There will be two Conferences as well as the Stations of the Cross, Rosary, Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, and Holy Mass. Those who are unfamiliar with the College are invited to meet the President at 9.30am at the Carfax. Please inform Gregory Flash at St. Hugh’s before Monday of 5th week if you would like to attend. A donation of £4 to the Sisters of the Work is suggested.
Monday, 22nd February
The Mariology of Pius XII.
Miss Felicity O’Brien
Felicity O’Brien is the private secretary of the Archbishop of Southwark and one of the foremost experts on the pontificate of this great and saintly Pope. Genuine video footage of the Pontiff will be used during this talk, which will be held in the Ronald Knox Library of the Catholic Chaplaincy.
Thursday, 25th February
The Same Sacrifice? – The Mass and Calvary
Fr. Aidan Nichols, O.P.
Fr. Nichols is the Prior of Blackfriars, Cambridge, and a renowned Catholic theologian. Amongst his other recent publications are The Splendour of Truth (on the Catechism), and An Introduction to Ratzinger. He will examine the theological debates on the exact relationship between the Sacrifice of the Mass and that of the Cross.
Friday, 26th February
Lenten Lunch
12.50pm, The Catholic Chaplaincy
Thursday, 4th March
‘He Gave Power to Become the Children of God’
Mgr. Nicholas Morrish
Mgr. Morrish is the Regional Vicar of Opus Dei, a personal prelature of the Catholic Church dedicated to the sanctification of ordinary secular life. He will address the subject of divine filiation – the divine sonship of the baptized.
Monday, 8th March
‘Richer than gold’: women in the mediæval Church
Dr. Henrietta Leyser
Dr. Leyser is a tutor in modern history at St. Peter’s College, Oxford, and specializes in the mediæval period.
Wednesday, 10th March
Termly Mass: A Votive Mass of Our Lady at the Foot of the Cross
Offered in thanksgiving for the passing of the Catholic Emancipation Bill 170 years ago, and in honour of our Blessed Lady,
by Fr. Aidan Nichols, O.P., Prior of Blackfriars, Cambridge.
The traditional black-tie dinner will follow soon afterwards: see the President or the Treasurer for a formal invitation.
M EETING S CHEDULE (TT99) |
All meetings take place at 8.30 p.m. in the Blue Room of the Catholic Chaplaincy. Members who wish to dine with the speaker before the meeting should contact the President at least four days in advance. Non-members are also welcome to attend meetings but are requested to make a small donation of one pound.
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Sunday, April 25th: Drinks Party
Blue Room, 8:30 p.m.
An opportunity for members to get together after the Easter vacation, and for potential members to find out what the Society does and to join. We would appreciate £1 from members attending to help cover the costs.
Thursday, April 29th
Living Tradition within the Church
Mgr. Prof. Dr. Rudolf Michael Schmitz
The author of several books on Ecclesiology, Mgr. Schmitz was ordained by Cardinal Ratzinger for the diocese of Cologne. A member of the Institute of Christ the King, he is a chaplain to His Holiness, a member of the Pontifical Academy of Theology, academic advisor of the International Centre for Liturgical Studies (CIEL) and is attached to the nunciature in Kyrgyzstan.
Thursday, May 6th
English religious music before and after the Reformation
Andrew Carwood
Mr. Carwood is the founder and director of The Cardinall’s Musick, which has released numerous highly praised recordings of pre- and post-Reformation English polyphony, the subject of his talk. He is Director of Music at the London Oratory.
Friday, May 14th
Cardinal Manning: A Love of Truth
Fr. James Pereiro
Fr. Pereiro was for many years the secretary of Blessed Josemaría Escriva. He is chaplain of Grandpont House and has recently published an acclaimed intellectual biography of this great Cardinal of the Second Spring.
Thursday, May 20th
Newman and the Millenium
Fr. Richard Duffield, Cong. Orat.
A former President of the Society, Fr. Duffield is a priest of the Oxford Oratory.
Thursday, May 27th: Termly Mass and Dinner
Mass of Thursday within the Octave of Pentecost will be sung in Merton College Chapel by the Very Revd. Fr. Josef Bisig, F.S.S.P., founder and Superior General of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter. The sermon will be preached by Fr. Peter Newby, the University Chaplain. The Mass will be followed by the Termly Dinner at Oriel College.
Friday, June 4th
God the Father of Mercy: The Sacrament of Penance
Fr. Joseph McManus S.O.L.T.
Fr. McManus is a member of the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity. He was ordained in the United States and worked in Mexico, Belize and Guatemala. He now works in Aylesbury.
Thursday, June 10th
Fighting abortion in politics
Rt. Hon. Ann Widdecombe, M.P.
Miss Widdecombe is the Shadow Health Secretary and a prominent pro-life campaigner. She will talk about ways of combating our society’s culture of death within the political world.
Thursday, June 17th
Infallability of the Church, infallablity in the Church
Fr. Ronald Creighton-Jobe, Cong. Orat.
Fr. Creighton-Jobe is a priest of the London Oratory and the Ecumenical Officer for the Diocese of Westminster.
M EETING S CHEDULE (MT99) |
All meetings take place at 8.30 p.m. in the Blue Room of the Catholic Chaplaincy. Members who wish to dine with the speaker before the meeting should contact the President at least three days in advance. Non-members are also welcome to attend meetings but are asked to contribute £1 towards costs.
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Tuesday, October 12th: Drinks Party
Blue Room, 8:30 p.m.
A social event to introduce Freshers to the Society and a chance for members to get together after the summer. (A £1 donation from members appreciated)
Thursday, October 14th
Evangelization in the New Millennium
Mr. Leonard Sullivan
Mr Sullivan of the Catholic Evidence Guild will begin the term by offering his views on how to proceed with this important task.
Thursday, October 21st
The Gospel of Life
Miss Roseann Reddy
Miss Reddy is an active pro-life campaigner and runs Cardinal Winning’s Initiative. She is currently preparing a booklet for publication by Oxford’s Catholic societies.
Tuesday, October 26th
The Harrowing of Hell
Fr. Neil Ferguson, O.P.
Fr. Neil is currently attached to St. Dominic’s Priory Newcastle. He will speak on a neglected aspect of Our Lord’s saving mission.
Thursday, October 28th
Death
Fr. David Albert Jones, O.P.
Fr. David is sub-prior of Blackfriars Oxford and author of the hugely successful Christianity, a brief introduction to the Catholic faith.
Sunday, October 31st:Retreat
Boars Hill Carmelite Priory, 2 – 5.30
A joint event with CathSoc as part of our Jubilee preparations.
Thursday, November 4th
Pro-life Activism
Mr. Greg Clovis
Mr.Clovis is a director of Human Life International and a respected speaker on pro-life issues.
Thursday, November 11th
Women in the Church
Sr. Maria Natella, O.P.
Sr. Maria is sub-prioress of the New Forest community of Dominican sisters. She will speak on female vocations.
Tuesday, November 16th
The Origins of Papal Infallibility
Dr. Patrick Nold
Dr.Nold of Oriel College will trace the development and history of this doctrine.
Friday, November 19th, 9 p.m.
Evidence for the Creator: What’s the verdict?
Fr. Hugh Mackenzie
Fr. Hugh is assistant parish Priest of St. Mary’s Chelsea and a member of Faith. Please note later start due to Millennium conference and day change.
Thursday, November 25th
The Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England
Dr. John Blair
Dr.Blair is a Fellow and prælector in History at Queen’s and a leading expert on the Anglo-Saxon Church. His talk will be slide illustrated.
Monday, November 29th
Monastic Witness
Dom Dunstan O’Keefe, O.S.B.
Dom Dunstan is cantor and guestmaster of St. Gregory’s Abbey, Downside as well as teaching in the school.
Tuesday, November 30th: Termly Mass and Dinner
Dom Dunstan will sing Mass in honour of the first missionary, St. Andrew the Apostle, on behalf of the Society. The termly Black-tie dinner will follow: please see a committee member for a formal invite.
