{"id":1115,"date":"2025-12-09T09:50:26","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T09:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oikoumene.be\/?p=1115"},"modified":"2025-12-09T09:50:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T09:50:27","slug":"festive-program-100-years-of-malines-conversations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oikoumene.be\/?p=1115&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Festive program 100 years of \u2018Malines Conversations\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>between Catholics and Anglicans<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>100 years ago, the \u2018Malines Conversations\u2019 ended. Precursor to ecumenism, then-archbishop Cardinal D\u00e9sir\u00e9-Joseph Mercier (1851-1926), in a friendly atmosphere, invited a few people to talks that explored the conditions for a rapprochement between the Anglican and Roman Catholic Churches. With them were, among others, on the Anglican side Charles Wood, 2nd Viscount Halifax, on the Catholic side priest Fernand Portal. The talks took place in Mechelen at the episcopal palace in 1921, 1923 and 1925. The table where the conversations were held is still there.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/oikoumene.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oikoumene.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-1.jpeg 890w, https:\/\/oikoumene.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-1-300x135.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/oikoumene.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-1-768x346.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/oikoumene.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-1-600x270.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>On the occasion of the centenary of the Malines Conversations, the Archdiocese of Malines-Brussels is organizing an international academic congress in collaboration with the KU Leuven and UC Louvain, from Thursday 18 till Saturday 20 September. The congress language is English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Registrations were open <strong>until 10 September<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PROGRAM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Centenary of the Malines Conversations<\/strong> <strong>and Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogue Today<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>18-20 September 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thursday 18 September<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>16.00<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Registrations<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>17.00-19.00<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Opening plenary: The Historical context of the Malines Conversations (1921-1926)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>17.00<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Word of Welcome by Archbishop Luc Terlinden, overview and practical information by Peter De Mey (KU Leuven) and deacon Koen Jacobs, diocesan responsible for ecumenism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>17.30<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jan De Volder (KU Leuven), <em>The Catholic Protagonists and their Views on Christian Unity: Cardinal Mercier, Fernand Portal, Lambert Beauduin<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>18.10<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jeremy Morris (National Advisor for Anglican Relations for the Church of England)<em>, An Anglican View on the Malines Conversations: Expectations, Experiences, Results<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>18.50<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Conversation with the two speakers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>19.15<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Walking dinner<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Friday 19 September<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>8.00<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;            Church Sint-Jan, Roman Catholic Eucharist, sermon by Anglican bishop Robert Innes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>9.00-10.30<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Plenary session 2: The Anglican-Roman Catholic dialogue as an opportunity to reflect on ecumenical method<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>9.00<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Paul Murray (University of Durham), <em>Receptive Ecumenism as a Tool for Ecumenical Dialogue<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>9.30<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ian Ernest (former Primate of the Anglican Church of the Indian Ocean), <em>The Ecumenical Methodology of IARCCUM: Experiences from Mauritius and Rome<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>10.00<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Conversation with the two speakers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>10.30<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Coffee break<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>11.00-12.30<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Short paper session 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>12.30-14.00<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Lunch break<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>14.00-16.00<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Plenary session 3: The Anglican-Roman Catholic dialogue as an opportunity to reflect on Church and ministry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>14.00<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jamie Hawkey (Canon theologian, Westminster Abbey), <em>Do Anglican Orders Have to Remain forever Utterly Null and Void?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>14.30<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Arnaud Join-Lambert (UC Louvain), <em>The Ecumenical Significance of the Rediscovery of Synodality in the Roman Catholic Church<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>15.00<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Conversation with the two speakers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>15.30<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Coffee break<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>16.00-18.00<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Short paper session 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>20.00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/strong>Concert by Christ\u2019s College Cambridge Choir<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Saturday 20 September<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>8.00<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;             Church Sint-Jan, Roman Catholic Eucharist, sermon by Anglican theologian Helen Orchard<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>9.00-10.30<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Short paper session 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>10.30<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Coffee break<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>11.00-12.30<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Plenary session 4: The Anglican-Catholic dialogue as an opportunity to reflect on Christian life and worship<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>11.00<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Kirsty Borthwick (College chaplain Christ Church, University of Oxford), <em>The Beauty of Anglican Liturgies as an Example for Other Christian Churches<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>11.30<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sigrid M\u00fcller (Universit\u00e4t Wien), <em>The Challenge and Richness of the Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogue on Ethical Issues<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>12.00<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Conversation with the two speakers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>12.30<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Highlights of the conference as experienced by an Anglican and a Catholic listener<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>12.50<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Words of thanks<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>13.00<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;             End of the conference<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>14.30-17.30<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; City tour with visit to the Cathedral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>18.30-21.00<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Conference dinner<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For any further information please contact the organisation team at this address: &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:mechelse.gesprekken@diomb.be\">mechelse.gesprekken@diomb.be<\/a> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Concert on Friday evening&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the occasion of the centenary of the Malines Conversations, we invite you to come and listen to the famous Chapel Choir of the Cambridge Christ\u2019s College. In the cathedral of Saint Rumbold they will bring a concert  with English choir music from the sixteenth till twenty first century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the program:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Songs of Farewell by C.H.H. Parry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Requiem by Herbet Howells<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Works of Tallis, Gibbons, Stanford, Weir and Rooney<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Start:&nbsp; 8 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tickets can be bought here: https:\/\/be.ticketgang.eu\/orgFrameSaleNew.php?org=191614#<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Festive program on Sunday&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the end of the festive program, there will be a solemn moment on Sunday afternoon in the Saint Rumbold\u2019s Cathedral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>14.00&nbsp;&nbsp; Academic session<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>15.30&nbsp;&nbsp; Unveiling of a memorial plaque at the tomb of Cardinal Mercier<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>16.00&nbsp;&nbsp; Anglican Evensong<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The speakers will be Archbishop Luc Terlinden, Cardinal Kurt Koch, Bishop Johan Bonny, Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Peter Wood, Earl of Halifax and great-grandson of Charles Wood, conversation partner of Cardinal Mercier, will address the audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This afternoon program is <strong>freely accessible<\/strong> to the public.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>between Catholics and Anglicans 100 years ago, the \u2018Malines Conversations\u2019 ended. 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