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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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One-to-one Conversations

Listening to other people is at the heart of building the Common Good. The one-to-one conversation is the core practice.…
28/08/2019
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The Word and the Common Good

The Word and the Common Good is a short course for groups of Christians wanting to explore together their calling in their community.…
17/05/2020
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Community Organizing 101

A podcast series by Luke Bretherton…
16/05/2021

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