Aengus Kavanagh FSP “The Church is always in need of reform” is the catch-cry of Pope Francis. In this article, Aengus Kavanagh, a Patrician Brother from Ryde NSW, asks how are we going in reform of parish life in Australia.
Vic O’Callaghan, Springwood NSW, offers a harrowing description of the reduction in trust in the community over the history of sexual abuse of minors in the church and then a strategy for hope through sharing stories and deep listening.
Rose Marie Crowe, Ormond, Victoria, has attended a few plenary councils and offers some of that experience from a lay woman’s perspective as we move toward another plenary council. Could some of the ideas rejected then be re-cycled now?
Vincent Long Van Nguyen OFMConv. This reflection on the priesthood in the light of the Royal Commission was delivered by Bishop Vincent Long Van Nguyen OFMConv at the Manly Reunion gathering held at Dooleys Lidcombe Catholic Club, Lidcombe on 30 August, 2017. He calls out the trappings of clericalism and claims the space of servant-leadership […]
Monique (real name supplied and withheld) looks at how Jesus broke the rules applying to gender. She writes with thanks to Jose Pagola’s ‘Jesus’. To appreciate what women saw in Jesus and how he saw them we need to look at what life was like for women and wives in his time.
