11 May 2024
Catherine of Siena’s ruthlessly sacrificial ‘engagement with the matter of this world’
Catherine of Siena (1347-1380) chose her own path in the world with a breath-taking determination and rejection of convention. It is hard for a modern audience to understand the connection between her passionate and fiercely ascetic love of Jesus, and her confident and gender defying engagement with politics at the highest levels of her day. The day will explore the troubling and inspiring legacy of Catherine of Siena.
Jane Williams is McDonald Professor of Christian Theology at St. Mellitus College, an Anglican theological college of which she was a founder member.
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. . . with the matter of the world Each Quiet Day begins at 10.00am with coffee (Terce at 9.30am is optional), followed by our speaker for the day and time for rest and prayer before the midday Eucharist. After a ‘bring your own’ lunch, our speaker will lead the afternoon session, which will end with Vespers at 4.00pm. There is no charge for the day but donations are welcome.
