The Advent season sees familiar Biblical figures walking from darkness into the light and joy of Christmas.
Using reflections, Scripture and the mysteries of the life of Mary, Mother of God as depicted by artist Stephen Foster, Gemma Simmonds leads a reflective session in Treasuring God’s Word (based on her book published by Pauline Books and Media)
Thursday 9 December 2021 7.00 – 8.00pm GMT
Ticket price:
£12.50 inclusive of VAT
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Gemma Simmonds is a sister of the Congregation of Jesus. After a career in teaching she worked as chaplain in the Universities of Cambridge and London. After her return from study and work among women and street children in Brazil in 1992 she was a chaplaincy volunteer in Holloway Prison until its closure and has worked as a teacher of spiritual direction and retreat-giver involved in religious and priestly formation internationally since 1993. She re-joined the staff at Heythrop as a Senior Lecturer in Pastoral and Social Studies and Theology until its closure in 2018. A former president of the Catholic Theological Association of Great Britain, she currently works in the Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology in Cambridge as Director of the Religious Life Institute and Senior Research Associate, teaching theology and Christian spirituality. Gemma is a freelance broadcaster on religious matters with the BBC, Radio Maria England and other radio and television stations.
