Spirituality on the Sofa

- July 30

Wednesday 30 July 2025

7.30 – 9pm (AEST) via Zoom

Guest speakers: Dr Austen Ivereigh and Professor Anna Rowlands

Join us as we celebrate the 30th anniversary year of Spirituality in the Pub, and continue to explore our 2025 Spirituality on the Sofa theme: Conscience.

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Topic

“SYNODALITY: A NEW PATH FOR THE CHURCH?”

Over 30 years we have hosted thousands of vital, life-giving conversations in venues from Perth WA to Boston MA (USA). The Covid pandemic closed numerous venues, but we migrated online as Spirituality on the Sofa (SOS). In 2025, SIP continues at a small number of venues and SOS serves a domestic and international online community.

Join us online via Zoom with Moderator Susan Eichorn

Our Speakers

Austen Ivereigh

Austen Ivereigh is a UK-based writer, journalist and commentator best known for his books on and with Pope Francis, and for his role in the media explaining the convictions of the Catholic Church. He is a Fellow in Contemporary Church History at Campion Hall, Oxford and a regular contributor to The Tablet, America magazine and Commonweal, among others. Inspired by Pope Francis’s encyclical Laudato Sì, he practises regenerative horticulture on his farm.

Professor Anna Rowlands

Anna Rowlands is a British theologian and academic, specialising in Catholic social teaching and contemporary Catholic theology. She is the St Hilda Professor of Catholic Social Thought and Practice at Durham University, and a member of the University’s Centre for Catholic Studies. She brings a wealth of knowledge and insight to discussion of synodality. In 2023 she was seconded to the Holy See to assist with the Synod on Synodality. She was appointed to two Vatican Dicasteries to support the core research work that speaks on matters of politics, economics, climate and migration.

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