5th October
VATICAN II – CHALLENGING THE PROPHETS OF DOOM AND GLOOM
Peter Phillips
Fr Peter, who is a parish priest in the Shrewsbury diocese, taught for many years at Ushaw. He is an Honorary Research Fellow of Durham University and recently published a biography of the nineteenth century priest and historian John Lingard

2nd November
HOW MANY CHRISTIANS DOES IT TAKE TO CHANGE A PLANET? – A CHRISTIAN RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
David Hughes
David, who was formerly with A Rocha, a Christian environmental organisation, is now director of Eco-Congregation, an organisation encouraging churches to consider environmental issues

7th December
ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY IN THE UK
Dimitri Brady
Dimitri, who is an Orthodox Christian, is a languages tutor in adult education, lecturer on the Orthodox Studies course (at St Aidan’s Orthodox Community Centre), and currently Warden, Methodist International House, Manchester

4th January 2010
BUILDING TRUST IN INDUSTRY – WHAT THE CHURCH CAN LEARN ABOUT SUCCESSFUL LEADERSHIP
John Carlisle
John runs an international management consultancy specialising in relationships and partnerships within and between organisations

1st February
THE WELCOMING PARISH – THE RESPONSE OF TWO LEICESTER PARISHES TO CULTURAL CHANGE
Christine and Pat Cusack
Christine and Pat have been involved in a number of activities in Leicester with immigrant communities including ways of welcoming them into parish life

1st March
THE GOSPEL OF MARK – MYSTERY AND PARADOX
Peter Edmonds SJ
Fr Peter taught New Testament for many years in the Regional Seminary in Harare, Zimbabwe and the Jesuit School of Theology in Nairobi, Kenya. He is now tutor in Biblical Studies at Campion Hall, University of Oxford

12th April
CHRISTIANS AND JEWS – GROWING IN MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING
Teresa Brittain NDS
Sr Teresa is a member of the Congregation of Our Lady of Sion, which works to improve Catholic-Jewish relations. She was involved in teaching and pastoral work before spending twelve years on the general leadership of the Congregation in Rome

10th May
THE PASTORAL IMPLICATIONS OF DYSFUNCTIONAL AGEING
Albert Jewell
Albert has been a Methodist minister for more than 40 years and formerly pastoral director and senior chaplain with Methodist Retirement Homes. He coordinated the work of the Age Awareness Project and established a centre for spirituality of ageing in Leeds. He is a prominent member of the Christian Council on Ageing

7th June
OSCAR ROMERO AND THE MARTYRS OF EL SALVADOR
Jan Graffius
Jan is Curator at Stonyhurst College, Lancashire. She was invited by the Romero Trust in 2007 to oversee the conservation and display of relics and personal possessions of Archbishop Romero and the six murdered Jesuit theologians of the University of Central America

17th July
QUIET DAY AT KATHERINE HOUSE, SALFORD
Fabian Radcliffe OP
Fr Fabian, who is at Holy Cross Priory, Leicester, is Chaplain of the Newman Association