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An Australian priest’s letters home: from seminary to mission

John Wallis, priest and founder of the Missionary Sisters of Service wrote to his parents regularly. A hundred letters were safely archived at the Wallis Centre in Hobart. They tell the priest’s story from his days at Springwood and Manly seminary to his priestly ministry and the founding of the Australian religious missionary order, the […]

Denis Edwards – priest, scholar and friend

This is the eulogy for Fr Denis Edwards given on 12 March 2019 at St Francis Xavier Cathedral, Adelaide by Rev James McEvoy, senior lecturer in the Faculty of Theology and Philosophy at ACU and a priest of the Adelaide Archdiocese. 

Clericalism from the pews

Berise Heasly PhD offers some practical suggestions for combating the limitations of clericalism in the Catholic Church as we move towards the Plenary Council.

What is God asking of us at this time?

Alex Nelson is a psychologist, educator and pastoral supervisor. His response to the call for submissions for the Plenary Council 2020 offers a thoughtful perspective. This is an edited version of the full submission which began describing the current context in which we live both in Australia and the Church. He continues here by addressing […]

Ash Wednesday Reflection

Pat Power, retired Auxiliary Bishop of Canberra & Goulburn, reflects upon finding hope in the Church through renewing our ways of working.