By Bronagh Daly, Faith and Creativity Lead at LCISince its founding in 1857 by the Vicar of Leeds, Dr Walter Hook, the mission of Leeds Church Institute has been to promote religion and education in Leeds. In fulfilment of this, LCI is committed to an understanding of ‘religion’ as ecumenical Christian mission and ‘education’ as […]
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21 Sep – Bike for Peace 28 Aug-01 Sep
By Tim Devereux, Chair of the Movement for the Abolition of WarI joined blind peace campaigner Tore Naerland, along with Åse Simonsen, Tordis Landvik for a five-day, 222 mile Bike for Peace ride which finished in Bradford on 1st September. Tore Naerland, President of Bike for Peace, is almost totally blind but is a keen […]
05 Sep – SS John Fisher & Thomas More gain LiveSimply Award
By Keith Pitcher (Parishioner in SS John Fisher & Thomas More, Burley in Wharfedale and a member of the J&P Climate Action Group)In June 2022 the Parish Family of SS John Fisher and Thomas More, Burley-in-Wharfedale was the delighted recipient of CAFOD’s LiveSimply award. This is given to Parish Families and schools who have worked […]
The Need for Priorities
There is nothing like the overworked use of the language of catastrophe and apocalypse to induce a desperate sense that nothing can be done except pray for a quick end. The recent dominance of ‘fear politics’ – ranging from Brexit, Covid, conflict in Ukraine, and now a ‘cost-of-living crisis’ – has worked to render a […]
Abortion – a postscript to our July article
Last month we included an article about the Roe v Wade Supreme Court decision in the USA. Along with the rest of the Catholic Church, the Commission regards abortion as a moral wrong. As the Commission person responsible for oversight of the newsletter I didn’t think that needed re-stating – but at least one person […]
02 Sep – Events across the Diocese commemorating Hiroshima & Nagasaki Bombings
By Tim DevereuxChair, Movement for the Abolition of Warwww.abolishwar.netThis year, as many before, there were events in Bradford and Keighley to commemorate the dropping of atomic bomb on Hiroshima, 6th August, 1945, and in Leeds three days later remembering the Nagasaki bombing, 9th August, 1945. From outrage at the bombing of Guernica in the Spanish […]
31 Aug -Thank you to Bronagh Daly of Leeds CAFOD
By Chukwuemeka NwachukwuIn August our local CAFOD worker, Bronagh Daly, left her role after 7 wonderful years of services to take up a new position as the Faith and Creativity Lead at Leeds Church Institute (LCI) – a faith-based organization for lifelong learning that works through events, publications, and social media.In her role as Community […]