Barry Ryan, a priest of the Ballarat Diocese, died on June 22 this year. An obituary appears later in this copy of The Swag. The invitation of Jesus to his disciples to come aside and rest a while was part of the gospel for the 16th Sunday Ordinary Time, Year B. The following is the […]
Peter J Wilkinson Part 6: A national seminary, or local seminaries?
Harry Moore SM reflects on part of our history. The story surrounds Jean-François De Galaup, Comte De La Pérouse, Père Receveur and Abbe Mongez.
Gerard Spillane is a retired priest of the Archdiocese of Melbourne. At the recent Clergy Conference of Melbourne priests held at Cape Schanck, June 2024, he gave this address in honouring significant anniversaries of priests at the conference. Both his paternal and maternal grandparents emigrated from Ireland. “For the Times they are a-Changin” – Bob […]
Bill Fox previously wrote under the alias ‘Richard Francis’. Persuaded to reveal his identity, he writes on the impact of the science of evolution on our Catholic beliefs. With his wife and nearby stepchildren and grandchildren Bill enjoys the privilege on living on the Bellarine Peninsula, southwest of Melbourne, home of the Wadawurrung People.
