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The Sydney Statement: an interfaith charter 

Rev Dr Patrick McInerney SSC, Director of the Columban Centre for Christian-Muslim Relations and Columban priest writes about the shaping and content of the text. The Sydney Statement – Building Bridges Between Believers from Different Religions, is a new interfaith charter published in 2021. Although named after its city of origin, The Sydney Statement is […]

The right to the rite

Harry Moore SM is a retired Marist priest who has worked in Papua New Guinea, Mexico and Norfolk Island. He stills helps out in local parishes when the need arises.

Dadirri

Dadirri (da-did-ee) means Inner Deep Listening and Quiet Still Awareness. This is a reflection by Dr Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr Baumann AM, Senior Australian of the Year 2021. Dr Ungunmerr Baumann AM is an Aboriginal elder from Nauiyu, NT and a renowned artist, activist, writer and public speaker. The word, concept and spiritual practice that is dadirri […]

Mandatory celibacy no longer tenable

Dr Kevin Treston OAM, adult faith educator, has been working with adult Catholics for many years. He considers the factors and influences on the movement towards mandatory celibacy for Roman Rite priests in the 12th century and what changes have made the rethinking of this policy essential in the 21st century.

Catholic schools – their role in the mission of the Church and in society

Aengus Kavanagh FSP, Patrician Brother, Sydney, has been involved for many years in Catholic Schools at all levels of administration. This article is the second part of an article begun in The Swag (Autumn 2021), looking at the history and development of Catholic Schools in Australia after 200 years. This second part asks questions about […]