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Meet Maryvale's academic staff: FE Director Dr Agata Mleczko - The International Conference "Discover Marriage," Gniezno

FE Director Dr Agata Mleczko at the Third International Discover Marriage Congress, Gniezno..

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Posted: 2026-05-12 22:22:33

What should Maryvale teach next?

We are designing our Further Education programme for 2027/28 and we want to hear from you. Are you interested in Theology and faith? What are you hoping to study? ...

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Posted: 2026-04-26 22:57:23

Easter message

Christ is Risen! He is Truly Risen, Alleluia, Alleluia! The shout of joy that is the Resurrection of the Lord, the recognition that everything has changed for those who believe...

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Posted: 2026-04-03 23:17:13

Dr Agata Mleczko: the sacrament of marriage in action

FE Director Dr Agata Mleczko on the sacrament of marriage in action: a spiritual retreat for married couples in Slovakia...

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Posted: 2026-03-22 22:35:43

Meet Maryvale's academic staff: Dr Agata Mleczko on the sacrament of marriage

FE Director Dr Agata Mleczko on her recent work presenting to the Polish Bishops' Conference's Council for the Family...

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Posted: 2026-03-08 22:53:10

RIP Professor Jack Scarisbrick

On the last day of February the news came that Prof. Jack Scarisbrick went home to the Father, having been blessed with 97 years of a life very well lived. Jack was famous for two very brave initiatives: the reappraisal of Tudor history and his determination that there should be an alternative to abortion for women who found themselves pregnant under difficult circumstances....

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Posted: 2026-03-02 21:57:20

Message for 2026

From all of us at Maryvale HIRS, I would like to wish you a very happy and blessed 2026. We entrust ourselves to Our Lady and to the intercession of St John Henry Newman as we continue our pilgrimage of Faith....

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Posted: 2026-01-19 22:02:39

Homily in memory of Professor Alan McClelland

On 5 December 2025, the Feast of St Birinus, founding director of Maryvale, Mgr Daniel McHugh celebrated a memorial Mass for Professor V Alan McClelland, a former academic and, more recently, Fellow of the institute. In Alan's memory, Mgr Daniel delivered the following homily...

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Posted: 2025-12-09 20:32:21

Oscott College and Maryvale HIRS Unite in Mission for Catholic Education

In an exciting new venture agreed between the Archdiocese and St Mary’s University, Twickenham, (SMU) three of Maryvale’s programmes (recently validated by the Open University and Liverpool Hope University) will move to a new ‘Maryvale at St Mary’s’....

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Posted: 2025-05-19 22:29:01

Discover the ‘light’; Deepen Your Faith: Enrolling for Autumn 2026

Pope Francis spoke in December 2024 at the International Congress on the Future of Theology, emphasising the value of studying theology at accessible institutions such as Maryvale and encouraging the faithful to take advantage of the opportunities offered to deepen their faith....

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Posted: 2025-01-08 22:37:28

Exciting Developments at Maryvale

In an exciting new venture agreed between the Archdiocese and St Mary’s University, Twickenham, (SMU) three of Maryvale’s programmes (recently validated by the Open University and Liverpool Hope University) will move to a new ‘Maryvale at St Mary’s’....

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Posted: 2024-06-30 23:19:34

Celebrating Research by Maryvale Students: 4th Volume Now as Paperback

Maryvale is delighted to announce the paperback paperback release of the fourth volume of Aspects of Doctoral Research at the Maryvale International Catholic Institute edited by Dr Catherine Knowles, Dr Birute Briliute and Dcn Dr Harry Schnitker, and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. The editors focus on the outcomes of the institute's Research in Catholic Studies programme (validated by Liverpool Hope University). The book provides an overview of the breadth of work by its students in the UK, USA and Africa and their contribution to new knowledge in the area of Catholic studies, a wide field including history, literature, philosophy, spirituality and theology. ...

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Posted: 2023-06-09 20:36:53

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