Our Lectures
Connect with other Guild members at our member events, discover The Guild at our lectures, and engage with incredible projects through our partner events.
How do you share Christ in a busy world? How do you find time to pray amongst the daily responsibilities of family, work, and other pressures - to keep going when the mission feels difficult or mundane - to have conversations about God when they feel awkward?
We are delighted to announce that this year's Marian Lecture will be given by Sr Marie Veritas of the Sisters of Life, who will explore how real evangelisation begins: with a deep, hidden life with Christ.
Drawing on her community's experience of walking with people in crisis, she'll show how a strong interior life gives us the freedom and courage to share the Gospel. With our Lady as our model, this lecture will offer practical ways to build that life of prayer and learn how to speak Christ's name in everyday life.
St Patrick's Catholic Church 21A Soho Square, London W1D 4NR
Not a member? Join today
Book NowMore information will be coming in the new year.
We have introduced a price to the Guild's Lectures. This price should not be a barrier to your attendance, please email info@guild-ransom.co.uk if you would like a sponsored ticket. Please note that refunds will not be given one week prior to the event.
St Patrick's Catholic Church 21A Soho Square, London W1D 4NR
Not a member? Join today
Book NowThe Church is at work—because the Church is every baptised Christian. At the heart of this mission lies a crucial truth: how we act, feel, and think are deeply intertwined. Our thoughts shape our actions, and our actions, in turn, form our hearts. If we want to transform the world, we must first transform how we see it—how we understand our Catholic faith, truth, and our role within the Church. In the Advent Lecture 2024, Fr. Nicholas explores how interior renewal is the starting point of real change. By consciously forming our minds—choosing how we think about our faith and our mission—we shape the way we feel, live and move as followers of Christ today.
Why is beauty so important to us as humans? How can beauty bring us closer to God? Fr Patrick van der Vorst (founder and writer of Christian Art, and previously Director of Sotheby’s Europe) brings his professional expertise and priestly insight to the fore as he highlights the fundamental importance of beauty and art within the Catholic tradition.
In our 2024 Lenten Lecture, Mgr James Shea (author of 'From Christendom to Apostolic Mission') addresses the need for a deep and clear-sighted understanding of our times to grow in effective evangelisation.
Acclaimed poet and writer, Sally Read, delivers the Guild's 2023 Advent Lecture. Drawing on the literary treasures of the Church and her own experience of coming to faith, Sally explores how God speaks to us and how we can listen more carefully for Him. In our fast-paced, digital age, this topic is more pertinent than ever.
At our latest Guild lecture, our guest speaker was Lord Maurice Glasman, a political theorist, social commentator and academic at St May’s University, who spoke on Catholic Social Teaching and how is can renew society. Lord Glasman is also the director of the Common Good Foundation and just this year published 'Blue Labour: The Politics of the Common Good'.