Bishop Geoff Robinson
Bishop Peter Ingham preached the homily at Bishop Geoff Robinson’s funeral at St Joseph’s Enfield. Geoff was an important Australian churchman and his courage and commitment is explored in the homily.
Michael Kelly SJ writes on Bishop Geoff Robinson’s life and his commitment to supporting the abused.
Saying farewell to Bishop Geoff Robinson as we did when he died on December 29, 2020, is saying goodbye to one of the few Australian Catholic bishops with his integrity and reputation for honesty and championing the defence of the weak and the abused still intact.
Richard Francis invites us to bring the science of evolution and a new cosmology to our understanding of our faith life and the way we have imagined it in the past. Could this be a call to ‘metanoia’ for us?
Rene Pols, semi-retired consultant psychiatrist, suggests Edward De Bono’s strategic thinking model might assist us to move effectively to a successful Plenary Council. A need for different perspectives on the PC and the time for preparation that is left.
Aengus Kavanagh FSP, Patrician Brother, Sydney, has been involved in Catholic Schools at all levels of administration for many years. This article is the first of two that look at the history and development of Catholic Schools in Australia after 200 years. The second part of this article, to be published in the next edition of The Swag, asks questions about the where Catholic education is going, the challenges ahead and some hurdles to be overcome.
