Timothy Radcliffe
Timothy Radcliffe
Timothy Radcliffe, O.P.is a Roman Catholic priest and Dominican friar of the English Province, and former Master of the Order of Preachers from 1992-2001. He is the only member of the English Province of the Dominicans to have held the office since the Order's foundation in 1216. He is currently the Director of the Las Casas Institute of Blackfriars, Oxford which focuses on the promotion of Social Justice and Human Rights...
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ProfessionClergyman
Timothy Radcliffe quotes about
beautiful christian travel
This evening I wish to suggest that we Christians should accompany people on their pilgrimages. Specifically we should travel with people as they search for the good, the true and the beautiful.
thinking way morality
Thinking that morality is all about commandments is a relatively new way of thinking, since the Reformation.
violence
All the Abrahamic faiths are marked by violence.
community christianity lord
At the centre of Christianity is community; we are gathered by the Lord around the altar.
teaching littles today
To be frank, I suspect that today there is little respect for Christianity as source of moral teaching about goodness.
teaching judgement church
What can the Church do? If she stands by her moral teaching, then she will be seen as standing in judgement over a vast percentage of Europeans.
holocaust violence stories
The unutterable violence of the Holocaust shook our confidence in the possibility of telling any story of faith at all.
war believe lasts
Despite all the lunacy of the last century, all the absurdity of war and genocide, we believe that humans being are rational and are made to seek the truth.
fog knowing frodo
We can identify with Frodo and Sam, setting off not knowing quite where they are going and what they are to do.
seeking commandments
Seeking the good is not primarily about rules and commandments.
would-be prejudice priesthood
Any deep-rooted prejudice against others, such as homophobia or misogyny, would be grounds for rejecting a candidate for the priesthood, but not their sexual orientation.
order years airports
The trouble is that after nine years as a Jack of all trades and Master of the Dominican Order, I have no expertise on anything except airports and exotic foods.
people challenges church
Clearly a big challenge for Christianity is how to remain in contact with the millions of people who look for God but do not come to Church.
people parent needs
We need the wisdom of women, and the experience of married people and parents, and the depth of the contemplative if we are to be formed as preachers.