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Cross+Talk Cambridge Topics2 February - Home Among the Stars - What Planet are You On? . . . next!26 January - Voting in the Wild - Democracy in the Animal World? 19 January - Older & Smarter - Does Ageing Improve Intelligence? (29 December 2011 - 12 January 2012 - pause during Christmas & New Year Holidays) 22 December - Annual Hot Topic Review (& brainstorm for future!) 15 December - (pre-)Christmas Party (@Prince Regent) 8 December - Who Cares Wins - Can Corporate Values Be Human? 1 December - Race & Favours - Is Prejudice only a Private Concern? 24 November - Material Goods & Bads - Do Possessions Affect Our Emotions? 17 November - Sweet Sickness - Should We Play with Family Germ Warfare? 10 November - Status & Stress - Is it Really Tougher at the Top? 3 November - The Might of Money - Does Capitalism Run the World? 27 October - Crafting Bills of Rights - What is Wrong with Human Rights? 20 October - Practical & Mysticism - Does the Divine Affect our Lives? (13 October 2011 - we join the Parish Forum (Parish Hall, 7:30pm)) 6 October 2011 - What Should We Do - What Obligations do We have to Each Other? 29 September 2011 - Don't Believe A Word of It - Are We Getting Too Cynical? 22 September 2011 - Faces of Faust – Is There Any Hope After Selling Souls? 15 September 2011 - The 9/11 Decade - Are We or the World now any Better? 8 September 2011 - Net Gains - Should Business Control Public Communications? 1 September 2011 - Embodied Art - Are Tattooing & Piercing Healthy Options? 25 August 2011 - Meaning & Void - How did Frankl find God in Death Camps? 18 August 2011 - Confession & Confusion - What Price is Reconciliation? 11 August: You Said It - Are There Limits to Free Speech? 4 August 2011 - Surveillance Society - All the Better to See You With? 28 July 2011 - Hacked Off - Can Corruption & Lies Ever Serve the Truth? 21 July 2011 - Mixed Ministries - How Should the Pulpit affect Public Morality? (23 June - 14 July 2011 - pause while people are away) 16 June 2011 - Down to Earth - How does Dirt affect Everyday Life? 9 June 2011 - Hallowed Grounds - How & Why do We Identify Saints? 2 June 2011 - Web of Order - Should the Internet be Controlled? 26 May 2011 - Glad Tidings - Does the Pursuit of Happiness Add Up? (19 May 2011 - we join the Parish Forum (Parish Hall, 7:30pm)) 12 May 2011 - Love Your Enemies - Can Violence ever Beget Peace? 5 May 2011 - Church at Work - Does Rerum Novarum matter 120 years on? 28 April 2011 - Clericism/Anti-Clericism - Which Help Communities grow? (21 April 2011 - pause to join the Maundy Thursday liturgies) 14 April 2011 - One Party Politics - Is This the End of Democracy? 7 April 2011 - Paying Our Dues - What is the Point of Taxes? 31 March 2011 - Aspects of Humanity - How do we Understand Ancient Art? 24 March 2011 - Nuclear Fallout - Does Atomic Energy have a Future? 17 March 2011 - A More Perfect Union - Is Big Business Not Working? 10 March 2011 - Sizing Up the Big Society - What Cost is Community? 3 March 2011 - Diversity or Division - Can Multiculturalism Work? 24 March 2011 - Pleasant Power - When is a Revolution Righteous? 17 March 2011 - Heavenly Apps - Can Technology Aid a Sacramental Life? (10 February 2011 - we join the Parish Forum (Parish Hall, 7:30pm)) 3 February 2011 - Shared Treasures - Can Capitalism be Good for Society? 27 January 2011 - Alone Together - Are Continuous Messages Any Good for Us? 20 January 2011 - Fair Commments - Who is Responsible for Violence Sparked by Words? 13 January 2011 - Fashion Victims - Can Looks Injur if not Kill? (23 December 2010 - 6 January 2011 - pause during Christmas & New Year Holidays) 16 December 2010 - Good Will to All - What do We Share with Strangers? 9 December 2010 - Mary Immaculate - Do we Understand Sin and Salvation? 2 December 2010 - Waiting on Wonder - How do We Prepare for Miracles? 25 November: Terror & Truth - How Ethical or Effective is Torture? 18 November 2010 - A World of Faiths - What Separates Scams from Sincere Beliefs? 11 November 2010 - Rights, Roles & The Church - Whatever Happened to Vatican II? 4 November 2010 - Hare-brained Ideas - How do We Think Creatively? (28 October 2010 - we join a special Parish/Diocesan Pastoral Planning meeting) 21 October 2010 - Inconvenient Truth - What's Wrong with a Useful Lie? (14 October 2010 - we join the Parish Forum (Parish Hall, 7:30pm)) 7 October 2010 - Forever Wars - Do their Memories, Debts & Impacts End? 30 September 2010 - Newman & The Vatican - How Do Conscience & Church Relate? 23 September 2010 - A Sense of Slow - Curing the Cult of Speed? 16 September 2010 - God, Hawking & The Universe(s) - What Now? 9 September 2010 - VolunTourism - What Good is a Helping Holiday? 2 September 2010 - Such a Bore - Can We Turn Tedium into Terrific? 26 August 2010 - Mastering Mob Rules - Is Democracy Trusted to the Masses? 19 August 2010 - Angels & Aliens - Do Busy Heavens Shape our Faith? 12 August 2010 - Terminal Care - Is the Welfare State Doomed? 5 August 2010 - Disasterous Daze - How Much Bad News Can We Take? 29 July 2010 - Gender Contender - Is Multi-tasking Really Good for Anyone? 22 July 2010 - Facing Fears - Why Uncover Burkas and Balaclavas? 15 July 2010 - A Decent Wage - Are We Making Too Much of It? (1 - 8 July 2010 - pause while people away) 24 June 2010 - The Price of Plenty - Is More Always Better? 17 June 2010 - Killing Ideas - Do Thought Police ever Succeed? 10 June 2010 - Guns & Guilt - How does Violence Erupt in Communities? 3 June 2010 - All By Myself - Is Loneliness Avoidable or Desirable? 27 May 2010 - Gender & Longevity - Why do Women Live Longer than Men? (20 May 2010 - we join the Parish Forum (Parish Hall, 7:30pm)) 13 May 2010 - Dark Personalities - Can we Tell the Harm from the Health? 6 May 2010 - Democracy & Propaganda - How do We Discover the Truth? 29 April 2010 - 'Only' Human - What are the Limits of Humanity? (revisited) 22 April 2010 - 'Only' Human - What are the Limits of Humanity? 15 April 2010 - Sexism & The City - Are Women More Equal on the Farm? 8 April topic: That All May Be One - How Do We Live in Unity? (1 April 2010 - we join the Holy Week liturgies in the church) 25 March 2010 - Are we Barbarians - What Does it Mean to be Human? 18 March 2010 - Ringing Bells - How can Sound & Spirit Resonate With Each Other? (revisited) 11 March 2010 - Ringing Bells - How can Sound & Spirit Resonate With Each Other? 4 March 2010 - Why Do We Cry - Should we Show or Share Emotion in Public? 25 February 2010 - Following Rules - Are Some Things Inherently Right/Wrong? (revisited) 18 February 2010 - Following Rules - Are Some Things Inherently Right/Wrong? (11 February 2010 - we join the Parish Forum (Parish Hall, 7:30pm)) 4 February 2010 - All Must Have Prizes - Can We Live without ANY Losses? 28 January 2010 - I've Got A Little List - Can Lives Depend on Ticking Boxes? 21 January 2010 - Catholic Liturgy about to Change - What If We Just Said Wait? 14 January 2010 - All That Is, Was - Are Changes ever New, Or more a Renewal? (24 December 2009 - 7 January 2010 - pause while people away during Christmas & New Year Holidays) 17 December 2009 - Waiting on God - How Do We Prepare for Incarnation? 10 December 2009 - Prepare the Way - What Changes in the Cycle of Seasons? 3 December 2009 - Rumours of War - Does Truth Lead to Reconciliation? (26 November 2009 - we join a parish lecture by Eamon Duffy; pub discussion afterward) 19 Nov. 2009 - Mean What You Say - Do Promises Matter Any More? 12 November 2009 - Trial by Jury - Why Do We Trust 12 of our Peers? 5 November 2009 - Darwin's Dilemma - Why do We Support the Underdog? 29 October 2009 - The Case Against Comedy - Is it a Curse or Cure? (22 October 2009 - we join a special Parish/Diocesan Pastoral Plan Review meeting) (15 October 2009 - we join the Parish Forum (School Hall, 7:30pm)) 8 October 2009 - Troubled Homes - What Calms our Family Feuds? 1 October 2009 - Fired Imagination - Why Do We Cook Food? 24 September 2009 - Worse Than Ever - Are We Making ANY Progress? 17 September 2009 - Honest to God - How do We Tell the Truth? 10 September 2009 - Fairy Tales & Superheroes - What Do They Mean to Us? 3 September 2009 - Cycles of Summits - Can Negotiations Solve Anything? 27 August 2009 - Healthcare Crusades - Is the US Allergic to Universal Care? 20 August 2009 - Betting on the Future - Is Gambling Good for Our Development? 13 August 2009 - Make No War Forever - Will Conflicts Ever End? 6 August 2009 - Verses & Violence - What is the Sense of War in the Bible? 30 July 2009 - Building Consensus - How Are Decisions Made in a Group? (16 - 23 July 2008 - pause while people away) 9 July 2009 - Happiness & Health - What Do they Mean, How Are They Lived? 2 July 2009 - Parables & Puzzles - What is meant by New Wine in New Wineskins? 25 June 2009 - Faiths in the World - War or Peace in Islam & Christianity? 18 June 2009 - Faiths in the World - How Do We Understand Islam? 11 June 2009 - Markets & Morality - Can Greed Ever Bring Us Goodness? 4 June 2009 - The Bible Tells Me So - When & How do We turn to Scripture? 28 May 2009 - Singing the Blues - Can Sad Songs Help Liberate People? (21 May 2009 - we join the Parish Forum (Parish Hall, 7:30pm)) 14 May 2009 - Luck & Fate - Does Destiny Outweigh Real Choices in Life? 7 May 2009 - In Your Dreams - Divine Directions or Dubious Diversions? 30 April 2009 - How Many Sacraments - How did it Develop to 12, 2, or 7? 23 April 2009 - Faith in Numbers - What's Special about 3s, 7s, 12s, 40s, ...? 16 April 2009 - Easter & Eternal Life - Is Death defeated by Resurrection? (9 April 2009 - Maundy Thursday - pause to join the Holy Week liturgies) (2 April 2009 - we join a special Diocesan Pastoral Plan Review meeting) 26 March 2009 - Lent & Loving - What are Indulgences & Works of Mercy? 19 March 2009 - Lent, Limbo, and Purgatory - What Do We Believe About Each? 12 March 2009 - Light, Lent, and Lucifer - Do We Still Speak of the Devil? 5 March 2009 - Children of Light - How do We Move from Death to Life in Lent? 26 February 2009 - Tradition & Transition - What Lessons will Lead Our Communities? 19 February 2009 - Inner Voices - How can We Discern Spirits & Vocations? (12 February 2009 - we join the Parish Forum (Parish Hall, 7:30pm)) (5 February 2009 - we join a Parish Open Forum on Poverty & Homelessness (7pm)) 29 January 2009 - Holocausts & Hope - How do We Find Haven Amidst Heartlessness? 22 January 2009 - Self, Group and Community Education - How Do We Learn? 15 January 2009 - A New Year & A New You - Can We Improve, or Just Be Different? (25 December 2008 - 8 January 2009 - pause while people away during Christmas & New Year Holidays) 18 December 2008 - Defending the Faith - Can We Have Apologetics without Apology? 11 December 2008 - Parts of Creation - Can We Collaborate without Chaos? 4 December 2008 - Waiting without Worry - Do we Welcome the Weeks of Advent? 27 November 2008 - Thanks-Giving - Do We Count & Share Our Blessings? 20 November 2008 - Building Character - What Moves Us from Vices to Virtues? 13 November 2008 - Public Morality - Is it Good to Separate State and Church? 6 November 2008 - Improving the Truth - Of What Use is a Euphemism? 30 October 2008 - Watch Your Words - Is Political Correctness So Mad? 23 October 2008 - Positive Thinking - How do Attitudes Affect our World? 16 October 2008 - Excess Baggage - How do We Separate Needs & Wants? 9 October 2008 - Prayer & Participation - How are We Called to Build Community? 2 October 2008 - Saying & Praying - Do Liturgical Language Changes Matter? (25 September 2008 - we join the Parish Forum) 18 September 2008 - Gambling in the Global Economy - Safe as Houses? 11 September 2008 - Science Friction - How Good is Technical Development? 4 September 2008 - Nature, Nurture and Responsibility - How do We Decide? 28 August 2008 - Nuns on the Runway - Putting our Best Faith Forward? 21 August 2008 - Dark Nights - What Connects Conflict & Spirituality? 14 August 2008 - Olympic Spirit - What Connects Sport & Spirituality? 7 August 2008 - In Good Spirits - What's So Funny about Spirituality? 31 July 2008 - The Martha & Mary Problem - When is it Good to be Active? 24 July 2008 - Under Pressure - What turns Stress to Extreme Distress? 17 July 2008 - The Company We Keep - What is Friendship For? (3 - 10 July 2008 - pause while people away) (26 June 2008 - we join the Parish Forum) 19 June 2008 - How to Fail - Is it as Important as How to Succeed? 12 June 2008 - The Subject of Change - When Must it Begin in Us? 5 June 2008 - Utopia - Why We Dream about It and Can We Find It? (29 May 2008 - pause while people away) 22 May 2008 - A Trinity of Love - How does One illuminate the Others? 15 May 2008 - The Spirit is Willing - What does Pentecost Mean Today? 8 May 2008 - Marriage & Family Life - Still the Backbone of Society? 1 May 2008 - Obliterating Evil - Can Wrongs be Righted by More Wrongs? 24 April 2008 - Must a True Christian be Part of a Faith Community? 17 April 2008 - Faith Schools - Who do They Serve, and How? 10 April 2008 - Social as well as Singular Sins - are there really New Deadly Sins? (3 April 2008 - We join Bishop Michael for an Inter-religious Exhibition for Global Ethics) 27 March 2008 - Easter Joy - or a Battle over New Life? (20 March 2008 - Maundy Thursday - pause to join the Holy Week liturgies) 13 March 2008 - Lent Group: 'GIVE US TODAY OUR DAILY BREAD' (Waste - with J&P) 6 March 2008 - Lent Group: 'GIVE US TODAY OUR DAILY BREAD' (Transport - with J&P) 28 February 2008 - Lent Group: 'GIVE US TODAY OUR DAILY BREAD' (Energy - with J&P) 21 February 2008 - Lent Group: 'GIVE US TODAY OUR DAILY BREAD' (Food & Water - with J&P) 14 February 2008 - Themes of Lent - What is the Wilderness? 7 February 2008 - Rend Hearts not garments - What does penance mean? 31 January 2008 - Poverty & Homelessness Action Week evening (with J&P) 24 January 2008 - All for One - How many ways to Christian Unity? 17 January 2008 - Have a Heart - Should Organ 'Donation' be Required? (27 December 2007 - 10 January 2008 - pause while people away during Christmas & New Year Holidays) 20 December 2007 - Metaphors for Maturity - How Do We Imagine Growing Up? 13 December 2007 - Structural Sin - What do Social Evils mean to Us? 6 December 2007 - Waiting on God - What do St. Nicholas & Advent teach Us? 29 November 2007 - Humility & Infallibility - Do We Know What We do not Know? 22 November 2007 - The Rapture Trap - Who's Afraid of the End Times? 15 November 2007 - Who is My Neighbour - How can We Support Local Communities? 8 November 2007 - Amazing Grace - What Difference does it Make in our Lives? 1 November 2007 - Good Ideas & Bad Facts - Do Details Matter when the Cause is Right? 25 October 2007 - Ear to Eternity - Is Faith Affected by Listening? 18 October 2007 - Wisdom of Crowds - Does Consensus create Community? (11 October 2007 - we join the Parish Forum) 4 October 2007 - Invincible Silence - What Matters Resist Articulation? 27 September 2007 - Disposable Worlds - Who Inherits what We Discard? 20 September 2007 - Fire or Ice - Will Climate Change be Our End? 13 September 2007 - Sense & Sincerity - Must We Say What We Mean? 6 September 2007 - Music & Meaning - How do We Communicate Tunefully? 30 August 2007 - Music & Mood - How can Sounds Affect Us so Powerfully? (9 August - 23 August - pause while people away) 2 August 2007 - Fables & Fairy Stories - Are They Only for Children? 26 July 2007 - A Fair Share (2) - Can Sharing ever be Uncaring? 19 July 2007 - A Fair Share - What and When do We Need to Share Anything? 12 July 2007 - Mammon & Morals - For Whom is Our Money Good News? 5 July 2007 - Impersonal Giving - Do Charities Ignore Real People Problems? 28 June 2007 - Mundane Morality - Can We be Good without God? 21 June 2007 - Believing in a Diverse World - Whoever Is Not Against Us Is for Us? 14 June 2007 - Using Force to try to Make Peace - Is this The Devil's Choice? (7 June 2007 - we join the Parish Forum) 31 May 2007 - Gifts & Fruits of the Spirit - What are these Tangible Signs? 24 May 2007 - Baptism, Vocation, Inspiration - How Does The Spirit Move Us? (17 May 2007 - We join the Celebration of the Spoken Word, in the Te Deum festival) 10 May 2007 - Humanity & Inhumanity - Which is the More Dominant? 3 May 2007 - Labour & Leadership - How do We Manage to Work? 26 April 2007 - Rerum Novarum reconsidered - 1891 Encyclical on Capital And Labor 19 April 2007 - Populorum Progressio - conclusions and considerations 12 April 2007 - Populorum Progressio - review and reconsider (5 April 2007 - Maundy Thursday - pause to join the Holy Week liturgies) 29 March 2007 - Populorum Progressio - 1967 Encyclical 'On The Development of Peoples' (part 4) 22 March 2007 - Populorum Progressio - 1967 Encyclical 'On The Development of Peoples' (part 3) 15 March 2007 - Populorum Progressio - 1967 Encyclical 'On The Development of Peoples' (part 2) 8 March 2007 - Populorum Progressio - 1967 Encyclical 'On The Development of Peoples' (part 1) (1 March 2007 - we join the Parish Forum) 22 February 2007 - CAFOD, the Live Simply project, Populorum Progressio - What IS It? 15 February 2007 - The Power of Poverty - Will it Never be Ended? 8 February 2007 - Church & State - Who to Follow on Birth, Family, Education, Life? 1 February 2007 - The Power of Prayer - Does it Change God, Us, Anything? 25 January 2007 - Who are 'The Homeless' - What are They to do with Us? 18 January 2007 - What is meant by a 'Preferential Option for the Poor & Vulnerable'? 14 December 2006 - Bible, Mystery & Sacrament - how do we share the Good News? 7 December 2006 - Mary & Advent - How do We Prepare the Way of the Lord? (30 November 2006 - we join the Parish Forum) 23 November 2006 - After Vatican II - Simplicity, Sustainably & Solidarity with the Poor? 16 November 2006 - Conflict, Blood & Sacrifice - Is War Inevitable or Effective? 9 November 2006 - Choice & Change - What are the Responsibilities of Elections? 2 November 2006 - Feasting & Fasting - Should we Celebrate or Moderate in Life? 26 October 2006 - Questions of Callings - Discerning Vocations for Men & Women? 19 October 2006 - As God Ordains - What Roles for Men & Women in Ministry? 12 October 2006 - The Meaning of Marriage - the Model of God's Love? 5 October 2006 - How to be a Heretic - Is there a Way to Avoid It? (28 September 2006 - we join the Parish Forum -- Please Note: Rescheduled) (21 September 2006 - possible meeting pause for Parish Forum prep.) 14 September - Love Beyond Death - What Does Eternal Life Mean? 7 September - Loving Our Neighbours - Are We Our Brothers' & Sisters' Keepers? 31 August - Picturing Peace - In Times of War, How do We Help Build Peace? 24 August - Violence, War & Forgiveness - Looking beyond 'An Eye for an Eye'? (10 August - 17 August - pause while people away) 3 August - Husbanding Resources - Can the Earth have too Many People? 27 July 2006 - Conscience and Courage - What Takes Cowardice from Us? 20 July 2006 - Looking toward Heaven - Is the Earth Expendable? 13 July 2006 - All God's Creatures - How Should We Treat Animals? 6 July 2006 - For the Love of God (and Others) ... What is Love? (29 June 2006 - Feast of Ss. Peter & Paul - pause to join the 7.30pm liturgy) 22 June 2006 - How to Be a Martyr - Who Decides, Who is Denied? (15 June 2006 - Feast of Corpus Christi - pause to join the 7.30pm liturgy) 8 June 2006 - Command or Collaboration - Who is in Charge of the Church? (1 June 2006 - we join the Parish Forum) (25 May 2006 - Ascension Thursday - pause to join the 7.30pm liturgy) 18 May 2006 - Ideas of Perfection - Does Goodness have its Limits? (11 May 2006 - pause while people away) 4 May 2006 - Choices or Chances - How Free are We in this World? 27 April 2006 - Doubting Thomas - Who believes the Easter Surprises? 20 April 2006 - The Easter Message - Where do we find the Christ today? (13 April 2006 - Maundy Thursday - pause to join the Holy Week liturgies) 6 April 2006 - Lent & Love - How could we Love like Christ? 30 March 2006 - Lent & Fasting - Can We Still Enjoy Food? 23 March 2006 - Prayer & Lent - What are We Asking God? 16 March 2006 - Lent & Alms - Giving to Others, Not Just Giving Up? 9 March 2006 - Lent & Reconciliation - More than Shrivening & Forgiving? (2 March 2006 - we join the Parish Forum) 23 February 2006 - Cartoon Crisis - Free Speech or Free Offence? 16 February 2006 - Science & Spirituality - How do We Relate to Both? 9 February 2006 - Inspiration or Perspiration - Where Do We Get Our Ideas? 2 February 2006 - Faith of Our Fathers (& Mothers) - How do We Share Faith? 26 January 2006 - New Year, New Rules - What is the Fascination with the New? 19 January 2006 - Heavenly Hounds & Celestial Cats - Do Animals Have a Soul? (22 December - 12 January 2006 - pause while people away during Christmas & New Year Holidays) 15 December - Advent and Anticipation - How do We Prepare for Christmas? 8 December - The Immaculate Conception - What does Mary mean for Our Life? (1 December - we join the Parish Forum) 24 November - Faith, Hope, Love - Is Love really the Greatest of These? 17 November - Good Luck or Blessings - Why do Good Things Happen? 10 November - Ironing, Earning and Evil - Is Work a Curse? If not, What is? 3 November - Everything that is Was - Is there Anything New Under the Sun? 27 October - Jesus Prayed that We May be One - What is Unity? 20 October - Taking Taxes to Task - What should we render unto Caesar? 13 October - The Bible and the Bishops - How do we Know the Truth? 6 October - Faith & Fiction - Da Vinci Code and other Conspiracies? 29 September - Works of Mercy - What & Where are They? 22 September - This 'Vale of Tears'? - Can we find Joy in Life? 15 September - Are Disasters Natural - how does God work? (8 September - we join the Parish Forum) 1 September - Resurrection and other Miracles - who believes them? 25 August - What Causes do we Die for, what do we Kill For? 18 August - Is Faith Ever Fashionable? 11 August - Heaven & Hell - What Can We Know of Each? 4 August - Whatever Happened to Angels? (28 July - pause for painting/redecorating of Small Meeting Room) 21 July - Terrorism & Religion 14 July - Choosing Church - Why Do We Stay or Leave? (16 June - 7 July - pause while people away & we join the Parish Forum) 9 June - Other Faiths (revisited) 2 June - Other Faiths 26 May - Life After Death 19 May - Faith & Certainty 12 May - Evil - Tangible or Not? 28 April - Forgiveness & Confession (21 April - we join the Parish Forum) 14 April - Inaugural Cross+Talk meeting (7 April 2005 - pause for John Paul II's Papal Requiem Mass) |