06.09.2011
”Questioning Faith” series at Trinity College Dublin Chapel
Details have been announced of the autumn series of visiting speakers at Trinity College Dublin Chapel. Among those who will address common questions about faith in the context of the 10.45am Sunday Eucharist are the well–known broadcaster and author Fr. Brian D’Arcy, the Independent Senator Dr. Katherine Zappone and the former president of Dublin City University, Professor Ferdinand von Prondzynski.
Commenting on the programme, the TCD Dean of Residence, the Revd Darren McCallig, said: “The ‘Questioning Faith’ series is an attempt to address some of the common queries people have about the religious and spiritual life. Over the course of the eleven Sundays of Michaelmas term we will, with the help of our distinguished visiting speakers, explore such questions as ‘Why believe in God?’, ‘Why do good people suffer?’ and ‘Must we chose between the sacred and the secular?’ The goal is not to provide once–for–all answers to every possible question. Rather, we hope to encourage a practice of faithful questioning where no–one is expected to leave their brain at the door of the church.”
The full list of visiting speakers is as follows: The Revd Katherine Meyer, Christ Church Sandymount (9 October); The Very Revd Ian Corbett, Former Dean of Tuam (23 October); Fr. Brain D’Arcy, Passionist Priest, Author and Broadcaster (6 November); Dr. Katherine Zappone, Independent Member of Seanad Éireann and member of the Irish Human Rights Commission (20 November) and Professor Ferdinand von Prondzynski, Principal and Vice–Chancellor of Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen (4 December). The TCD Dean of Residence, the Revd Darren McCallig, will preach on the other Sundays (2, 16 and 30 October, 13 and 27 November and 11 December).
All the addresses are in the context of the Sunday morning Choral Eucharist at 10.45am. All are welcome. Full details of the series and recordings of the addresses are available on theTCD Chaplaincy website:www.tcd.ie/chaplaincy
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The Revd Darren McCallig
Dean of Residence and Chaplain
House 27, Trinity College
Dublin 2
Tel: +353 1 896 1402
Email: mccalld@tcd.ie