An afternoon at the Evangelium Conference
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The major conferences covered a range of subjects to help young people in the work of evangelisation:
- Joanna Bogle - Women and the Church
- David Quinn - The new Atheism and the Media
- Dr Tom Pink - Freedom and Reason
- Fr Tim Finigan - Homosexuality and the Catholic Church
- Fr Brian Harrison - Why we need a magisterium
- Dr Helen Watt - The Brave New World of reproductive technologies
- Fr Andrew Pinsent - Christendom Awake! The New Apologetics
There was an impressive variety of elective workshops in which the participants were spoilt for choice:
- Jack Valero - The Apostolate of the Laity
- Fr Jerome Bertram - Lord, teach us to pray
- Fr Thomas Crean OP - Can miracles prove Christianity?
- Schola Gregoriana - An introduction to Gregorian chant
- Fiorella Nash - Getting involved in the Pro-Life movement
- Schola Gregoriana - Music for the Liturgy (2 sessions)
- Fr Tim Finigan - AIDS, condoms and the Catholic Church
- Fr Jeremy Davies - Spiritual Combat
- Joanna Bogle - Feasts and Seasons
- Jamie Bogle - Catholic History
- Dr Helen Watt (following up on her conference)
- Fr Brian Harrison - The Social Kingship of Christ
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(The talks were all recorded onto CDs but I'll have to check where these would be available if people want to get copies.)
I commented that for as long as I can remember, people have said that there should be a conference which draws together all the different groups and societies who share a loyalty to the magisterium and a commitment to passing on the faith. The Evangelium Conference has managed to achieve this to an commendable degree. If you didn't manage this year's conference, I recommend snapping up a place when it is advertised next year. Congratulations to Frs Pinsent and Holden for this excellent initiative.