St Antony's Priory

20/08/2024

*IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT* This page is largely redundant now, and we don't anticipate having an active social media presence in the future.

However, we don’t want to lose contact, so please consider signing up to our email list (if you are not already a subscriber). Just click the link to access the sign up form.

The monthly newsletter is the best way of keeping in touch with everything that’s going on at the Priory, including spiritual direction, services in chapel, courses, speaker events and the Institute.

St Antony's Priory is a Christian spirituality centre in Durham, offering spiritual accompaniment, training, retreats, quiet days and a full timetable of regular services in the chapel

10/07/2024

Click the link to see the latest monthly newsletter, with information about recent developments at the Priory, as well as our spiritual direction course, starting in September. https://preview.mailerlite.io/preview/276573/emails/125306441993029025

19/06/2024

Public discourse around Christianity has definitely shifted, but whether this points to a genuine resurgence of faith, as - for example - Justin Brierly has argued in his book, 'The Surprising Re-birth of Belief in God', remains to be seen...

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12/06/2024

Still a few places left on our two-year course of training for spiritual directors - please share with anyone you think may be interested. Click the link to see the rest of this month's newsletter: https://preview.mailerlite.io/preview/276573/emails/120682613314684162

04/06/2024

Applications now open for our training course for spiritual directors, starting this September. Click the link to find out more, and please share with anyone you know who may be interested. https://stantonyspriory.ssm.org.uk/training/

23/05/2024

Next week, Thursday 30 May, is Corpus Christi, which we will be celebrating with a Sung Mass and Procession of the Blessed Sacrament at 12 noon. All welcome.

13/05/2024

The Church needs to rediscover sin if it wants to be more relevant

07/05/2024

Have you ever wondered about training as a spiritual director? Next week, Tuesday 14 May, we will be holding an open afternoon for anyone interested in finding our more about our two year programme of Exploring Spiritual Accompaniment. Click the link below for this month's e-newlsetter for all the latest news and events from the Priory. https://preview.mailerlite.io/preview/276573/emails/118232291709289778

06/05/2024

Looking forward to welcoming the Revd Dr Greg Peters to St Antony's to give our termly research seminar paper, titled 'Edward Bouverie Pusey and Christian Tradition: The Necessity of Monasticism in the Church of England'. Greg is Professor of Medieval and Spiritual Theology at Biola University and Research Professor of Monastic Studies and Ascetical Theology at Nashotah House.

02/05/2024

Next week, Thursday 9 May, is Ascension Day, which we will be celebrating with a Sung Mass at 12 noon. All welcome.

30/04/2024

Looking forward to welcoming George Guiver to the Priory this Thursday, 2 May, 5pm, for the launch of his new book 'All Christians are Monks', published by Sacristy Press. All welcome, no need to book.

A lively and challenging exploration of things the contemporary Church needs to learn from monastic communities, things it has lost and needs to rediscover.