Fr Timothy Radcliffe Coming to Brighton

The word on the street is that Dominican priest and long-term unofficial chaplain to The Tablet, Fr Timothy Radcliffe, will be in Brighton on Saturday 24th November, between 9.30am and 3pm at St Peter's Anglican Church.

The event, 'From Sunrise to Sunset', will  see Fr Timothy Radcliffe OP, alongside Fr Richard Ounsworth OP, talking on how to make time holy through the Liturgy of the Hours.

The day will explore the ancient prayer known as the Liturgy of the Hours of the Divine Office, in which psalms and short readings are prayed at moments throughout the day, sanctifying time by bringing minds, hearts and all life's activities back to God in prayer and praise.

The conference is part of Into Silence - an ecumenical project exploring prayer and the spiritual life - in association with the Diocesan Jubilee for the Catholic Diocese of Arundel and Brighton. Those interested are asked to bring lunch - no booking is necessary - and to bring friends.

I'm a little disappointed this event is not taking place in a Catholic Church. Surely, before we go about inviting Anglicans to pray the Divine Office with us in a spirit of ecumenism, we ought to be a little familiar with it ourselves, no? At this time, when the Catholic identity is so weak, it seems strange to turn what could be an good opportunity to build up Catholic identity and to form Catholics into men and women of prayer, into an 'ecumenical event'.

Why are we getting to this stage where every Catholic event turns into an Anglican event?

Anyway, I'm sure I'm just being overly negative and grumpy.

If I am able to, I might go check it out. Hey, maybe I could interview him for this blog?