Pastoral planning – A church crisis
Eric Hodgens comments on the failure of pastoral planning and its implications.
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Sexual ethics and the Plenary Council
John Ryan is a priest of the Diocese of Sandhurst. He has been a regular contributor to The Swag, sometimes as The Restless Believer, sometimes as John Ryan. In this article he looks at spiritual, emotional and physical damage caused by current Catholic teaching on sexual ethics.
Our images of God
Images are powerful and work positively and negatively. Richard Francis looks at how some images of God might influence our relationship with God.
Plenary Council 2020 & 2021 – can it meet the expectations?
Aengus Kavanagh FSP, Ryde NSW, looks at the challenges facing the Australian Plenary Council.
Clericalism and ontological change
Laurie Bent, retired priest of the Archdiocese of Canberra & Goulburn.
