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R O O T  &  B R A N C H

A COMMUNITY FOR REFORM IN THE

ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

Root & Branch works for

a safe, just and inclusive Roman Catholic Church.

We’ve waited long enough.
There is no time to waste.

Root & Branch in the news

Empowering Ourselves flourish and thrive'

'Why is the church so foolish that it leaves it's most deeply committed and involved group of people to be pushed aside  in such a peremptory fashion?'

Tony Flannery CssR

Empowering Ourselves flourish and thrive'

'Free ourselves from the coercive voice of the Fathers and rules' 

Read Penelope Middelboe's blog on Root and Branch's weekend gathering at Hinsley Hall, Leeds.

Empowering Ourselves flourish and thrive

Read about Mary McAleese's talk in the Irish Independent on

2 September 2024 by Sarah McDonald

Empowering Ourselves flourish and thrive

Mary McAleese warns ‘winds of change’ have died in Synod on Synodality

Mary Ring explains why  “The Synod has not proven to be the widely engaging and reformative experience that people hoped for.”

Empowering Ourselves flourish and thrive'

Hinsley Hall photo gallery

For more photos CLICK HERE

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EMPOWERING OURSELVES

flourish & thrive

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our wonderful,compelling weekend 30th Aug - 1st September

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Find out more

You may be one of our loyal donors, supporters, speakers, guests, friends or tireless workers for reform. 

Or maybe you're new to Root & Branch and want to find out more

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Go straight to the 'Empowering Ourselves' page ...

“If the people of God will lead,eventually the leaders will follow.” Joan Chittister.

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Huge thanks to our community who help us so much with prayer and support. We are very grateful for all the donations we have received over the last few weeks.

Thank you so much!

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WHAT DOES R&B DO?

WE WORK FOR A SAFE, JUST AND INCLUSIVE CHURCH

 

R&B DIY
small Christian communities

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Synod Watch

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Stolen Lives

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Laudato Si'

HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE EMERGING CATHOLIC CHURCH

All the videos from the Spirit Unbounded Lay Synodal Assembly in Bristol and Rome in October 2023

now free to view.

To find out more about Spirit Unbounded 

' The hierarchical model is broken. And yet the Spirit is unbounded '

OUR FIRST 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  

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"Like a feather on the breath of God..."

- St Hildegard of Bingen, 1098-1179,
Abbess and Visionary

Woman Walking in the Field

It is my dream you dream,

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my house you build,

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