Clericalism and ontological change
Laurie Bent, retired priest of the Archdiocese of Canberra & Goulburn.
A priest’s humanity and shame
Pat Power, retired bishop of the Archdiocese of Canberra & Gouburn, offers some thoughts at his priest classmate’s funeral. Peter Lewis Comensoli was convicted of child sex offences in 1994. Pat Power visited Peter in jail throughout his 18 month sentence and remained in close contact with him from the time of his release until his death. These reflections offer another perspective on this complex reality we are trying to navigate today in the Church. These words were the homily at the funeral at Chapel of St Michael the Archangel, Rookwood NSW on January 31, 2019.
Can the Plenary Council get us back on track?
At the Sydney launch of the book, Getting Back on Mission produced by Catholics for Renewal, Chris Geraghty offered some recommendations inspired by the book. This is an extract from the launch speech.
The baptised and their ministry – theology and reality
Pierre Louys explores the way lay participation needs to change in the Church if it is to reflect the movement of theory and practice in the minds of the people. The implications for an effective Plenary Council are considered and the possible dangers unmasked.
Creatively receiving the Aboriginal gift
This article by Rev Dr Gregory Moses follows on from his articles in the Autumn and Summer 2019 editions of The Swag, where he looked at Process Theology. These articles taken together are a re-writing of a paper given in Sydney in July, 2019 at the Australian Catholic Theological Association conference.
