Where to now with the Seal of Confession?
Fr Frank Brennan SJ, Rector of Newman College at The University of Melbourne, reflects on how he intends to respond to civil and canon law when a penitent reveals child […]
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Lifting the Seal of Confession for child sexual abuse
Michael Leahy, a former Catholic priest, teacher and lecturer in religious education, explores a theology of the Sacrament of Penance for post Royal Commission times.
The mysteriousness of the divine reality
Richard Francis invites us into the cosmological world of the deep mystery which is the divine presence. Thirteen years ago Paul Coutinho SJ wrote a book titled How Big Is […]
It shall be overgrown with thorns and thistles
Noel Brady, Pastor Emeritus, Fitzroy North, Melbourne, reflects on the reading from Isaiah 5:1-7 in the light of US presidential elections. Since retiring my opportunities to celebrate Eucharist have dwindled, […]
Holy See response to Child Sexual Abuse Royal Commission: another example of clericalist obstinance
Des Cahill and Peter Wilkinson, co-authors of the RMIT report on child sexual abuse, look at the Vatican response to the Royal Commission recommendations to bishops requesting Vatican support. This […]
