maryvale institute
Birmingham
Maryvale lies at the centre of the ancient settlement of Oscott, about five
miles from Birmingham City Centre. With its charming buildings, in which
Christian values and prayer are almost tangible, its long and interesting
history and peaceful grounds, Maryvale is spiritual ‘home’ to many. It has been
the aim of the Maryvale Institute from its inception to provide opportunities
for lay people, clergy and religious to achieve a deeper understanding of the
faith and to appreciate more clearly its joyful message for the lives of
individuals and communities. Maryvale stands within the Catholic theological
tradition, whose riches it seeks to explore, and draws from that tradition an
insistence, not only on the foundational importance of faith for theological
reasoning, but also on the place of reason in the response of faith.