R O O T & B R A N C H
A FORUM FOR REFORM IN THE
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH THAT
STARTS WITH WOMEN
AND DOESN’T END THERE
Videos of recent talks :-
Martha & Gert Heizer - 5th October - Spirituality and Disobedience
Fr Hans Zollner SJ - 2nd November - Reclaiming Stolen Lives
Antonia Sobocki - 16th November - LOUDFence
TOM O’LOUGHLIN
Wed 7th Dec, 20.00 London time.
EATING TOGETHER
BECOMING ONE
R&B DIY
are honoured to welcome Tom O’Loughlin back
as our guest again on
Wed 7th December, 20.00 London time.
Why DIY?
We believe that our Church is capable of change,
to become safe, just and wholly inclusive.
But whilst we thousands work for structures to change, we believe
that we need to be the change we wish to see.
By meeting up, even in twos or threes to work for reform
wherever we are, we are living out that change.
Do It Yourself.
Come and hear Tom’s deep historical understanding of Eucharist
and of community, his penetrating insights
and his delightful warm humanity.
We are now at the Continental Stage of the Synod.
It is vital that the extent of people’s desire for reform
is not airbrushed from the Continental Stage.
Visit our Synod Watch page to find out what you can do.
Click to view, download and print pdf
LIVE THE CHURCH YOU WANT TO BE
R&B DIY
Want reform in our Church? We can
Do It Yourself!
Root & Branchers are meeting up locally,
and also by Zoom,
to pray, share and work together
for an inclusive, just and safe Church.
8pm on the first Wednesday of the month.
To be put in touch with others in your area,
STOLEN LIVES
SURVIVORS AT THE HEART OF THE CHURCH
Click here (or click on image) for
Stolen Lives Resource, Stories and Videos
This freely available and downloadable learning resource is for anyone who wants to understand more about the abuse of power in the Catholic Church and its impact on victims and survivors. It's for anyone who wants to heal the horrendous, ongoing wounds – physical, spiritual, institutional, reputational - of clerical abuse.
OUR INCLUSIVE LAY-LED SYNOD*
concluded live in Bristol and online
5th - 12th September, 2021
The Bristol Text now also in Italian, Spanish and French
as well as a much praised Plain English version
The Bristol Text now also in Italian, Spanish and French
as well as a much praised Plain English version
”But, now, look to that glorious garden which love planted, and gather to yourself every virtue in true humility and simplicity of heart. And although you find yourself among people of various states of mind, learn how patient divine goodness has been to us all…” Hildegard to the Monk Guibert (letter 106r, AD1176)
- St Hildegard of Bingen, 1098-1179,
Abbess and Visionary
It is my dream you dream,
my house you build,