Sister Joan Chittister OSB visited Australia in July and offered a day in Parramatta for religious and priests. This report is reprinted with the permission of Catholic Religious Australia.
Patty Fawkner SGS, Congregational Leader of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan, was a member of the Plenary Council. She reflects on the experience of women and the process of the Council. This article was published in the July 2022 edition of The Good Oil, the e-magazine of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan and is republished with permission.
John Crothers, retired Sydney priest, comments on the motions on women’s contribution at the Second Assembly of the Plenary Council.
Peter Cullinane, first bishop of the Diocese of Palmerston North, NZ. Now retired, he continues to be a respected writer and leader of retreats and is still busy at local, national and international levels. He writes to suggest a more engaging way to celebrate the Word that touches people’s lives. Reprinted with permission. First published in […]
John Hannon, Parish Priest of St Therese’s Essendon, Archdiocese of Melbourne, shares memories of Eric Hodgens, Melbourne priest, who contributed regularly to The Swag. Eric died on May 25, 2022 aged 86 years.
