News & VIEWS

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From “Me” to “We”

Jo and Jenny look at the impact of individualistic culture, how it affects how we do social action, and share an update on our Common Good Schools programme…
01/10/2023
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The Meaning of Good

T4CG Newsletter for Summer 2023. Choosing good calls us into a life-giving story of local relationships, rejecting the false claims of anti-humanism…
26/07/2023
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To Live a Decent Life

Jenny Sinclair reflects on the Great Dock Strike of 1889, the role of the Church in its resolution and how it informed Catholic social teaching…
30/01/2023
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Communities need jobs to thrive

An inspirational story of church leaders’ collaboration with civic partners to keep and attract jobs to communities…
18/07/2021
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Je ne regrette rien

Archbishop Emeritus Patrick Kelly confesses his role in perpetuating a management culture that has affected the character of the church…
15/05/2021
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Walking to church

What do we lose when we live and worship in different places? Sam Tomlin writes about what happened when he decided to walk to church…
08/08/2020
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We Grieve

From vulnerability and loss to Common Good: how a parish community remembered their neighbours lost to Covid-19…
28/05/2020
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Finding the treasure

After a long period of neglect, estates churches are receiving attention, and proving to be a gift to the whole Church.…
17/02/2020
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The T4CG Prayer

This is our prayer. We have used this at every meeting since Together for the Common Good started in 2012. Please feel free to use and share. May this prayer be a blessing on…
24/03/2023
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The Common Good Examen

Our version of the Examen prayer, downloadable as a prayer card or bookmark…
21/05/2020

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