Rene Pols reports on The Adelaide Archdiocesan Assembly 17-18th and 23rd September. Archbishop Pat O’Regan is a country boy who grew up and became a priest in the Bathurst diocese. He was appointed in March and consecrated Metropolitan Archbishop of Adelaide on May 25th 2020. Prior to this he had been bishop of Sale for […]
Fr Dan O’Donovan, Beagle Bay WA, writes about the intersection between the Indigenous and biblical understandings of ancestor and traditional knowledge.
John Warhurst, Emeritus Professor of Political Science at the Australian National University, the Chair of Concerned Catholics Canberra Goulburn and a member of the Plenary Council, suggests the appointed members of the Plenary Council may understandably be confused as to what their role is and who or how they are to represent. Reprinted with permission […]
Columban priest, Jim Mulroney SSC, Essendon VIC, summarises the key points of a talk by Sr Joan Chittister OSB (pictured) to the Convocation sponsored by the Australasian Coalition of Catholic Church Reform on May 2, 2021. Reprinted with permission from the Columban eBulletin – Vol 14 No. 5, Jun 15, 2021 (www.columban.org.au).
Brendan Byrne SJ, Jesuit Theological College, Parkville VIC, discusses the truth about our history and first nations as a starting point for re-energizing interest in and relevance of the Plenary Council.
