"Questioning God?" by Fr. Timothy Radcliffe, OP

Fr. Timothy Radcliffe, former global master of the Dominican order who recently led a 3-day retreat at the request of Pope Francis for participants in the Global Synod, will be with us Thursday, Dec. 7, to share insights from his newest book, Questioning God.  Join him in the church at 7:00 p.m. to explore the conversations with God that take place within the Bible and how we and St. Tom's can use this dialogue to deepen our relationship and remain faithful to Him in these uncertain times. 

About Fr. Timothy Radcliffe, OP
A native of London, England, Fr. Timothy Radcliffe, OP, attended St. John’s College in Oxford, entered the Dominican Order in 1965, and was ordained in 1971. Initially based at the West London Catholic Chaplaincy teaching scriptures at Oxford, he was elected Provincial of England in 1988 and global Master of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans) in 1992. In that capacity until 2001, Fr. Radcliffe was the ex-officio grand chancellor of the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, founded Dominican Volunteers International, and played a key role in helping establish the Franciscan-Dominican representative offices at the United Nations.

After the expiration of his term as master, Fr. Radcliffe became again a simple member of the Dominican community of Oxford. In 2015, he was named a Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace consultor. Fr. Radcliff spends much of his year giving retreats, lectures, and conference keynotes in the UK and abroad, including serving Pope Francis last month as lead for a three-day preparatory retreat for participants in the Synod on Synodality.

Educated in Paris, under Yves Congar and Oxford, his books have been translated into 24 languages. His most recently published book is Questioning God? (coauthored with Fr. Lukasz Popko, OP). Fr. Radcliffe is the recipient of the Michael Ramsey Prize for theological writing, holds an Honorary Doctor of Divinity at the University of Oxford, and has honorary doctorates from twelve other universities, including Fribourg and the Angelicum.