Faith and community in the bush
Sr Mary Farrelly SM, who works in a country setting, reflects on the Catholic culture in the Australian bush from John O’Brien’s Around the Boree Log to today’s family based faith.
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Changing the Pope’s mind on women
Fr Pat Flanagan, Red Cliffs, Victoria, reflects on the development of Pope Francis’ thinking on women through his willingness to learn. Very soon after Jorge Bergoglio was elected bishop of Rome, Pope Francis, Robert Mickens pointed out two blind spots in the new pope’s thinking. One was the matter of sexual abuse of minors committed […]
The Body of Christ and the People of God
Brian Gleeson CP, a doctor of theology and Passionist priest, has been teaching theology in various theological schools in Australia and PNG since 1978. He discusses bridging the divide between laity and clergy and the implications for the Plenary Council.
Reaching out to the divorced
John Hannon, parish priest Essendon, Victoria, offers a homily on divorce and the Church given on the 27th Sunday of Ordinary Time Year B (Mk 10/2-16). As Brendan Byrne SJ, scripture scholar, comments on today’s Gospel: “Any pastor would be aware that no Sunday Gospel read throughout the year… will require more careful handling than […]
Reflections on clericalism and sexual abuse in the Catholic Church
Bernard Moylan, retired priest living in Sydney, asks the big questions facing priesthood in the light of the Royal Commission: the clerical culture, mandatory celibacy and married priests. In an interview recently published in The Tablet, world-famous classical pianist, Stephen Hough, revealed that upon realising his homosexuality at an early age he decided to enter […]
