ORATORIAN COMMUNITY IN FORMATION: NEWMAN ASSOCIATION - MARCH AND APRIL 2017

Our Newman association has held two meetings since last we appeared on these pages. In March, Fr Phillip presented "War and the Pity of War," which took a look at composers of the First World War. The featured work was Vaughan Williams's Pastoral Symphony, a work inspired by his experiences on the Western Front. This month, April, Denis Molyneaux spoke on capital punishment, a talk which drew a good audience and engendered lively discussion.

On Tuesday 9th May, Dr Jasieu Lewtak will address the society. If you would like to attend, please telephone the Cathedral parish office on (051) 447-2827 and let us know. We meet between 7 and 7.15 pm to converse and have dinner, after which follows the address.

Fr Johnson introduces March's Newman Association
by giving the historical background to the topic.

Denis Molyneaux addresses April's meeting
on the topic of capital punishment.

Dinner before the March meeting. Those attending included, from left to right, Prof Martina Viljoen,
Prof Nicol Voljoen, Fr Phillip, Hugh Miller and Prof Robert Schall.