After the COVID-19 epidemic – what then?
John Swann
John Swann, Adelaide priest, discusses the consequences of COVID for parish Eucharist and the effects of online Masses. He also looks at pastoral practice in light of the pandemic.
Dorothy Day still influencing Australian Catholic life
Dorothy Day
Peter Maher, Sydney priest, is inspired by a new book by Val Noone, Dorothy Day in Australia, which recognises the influence she had in Australia. Fr Kevin Burke reviewed this book in Summer 2020 edition of The Swag.
The Ministry of Deacon today and tomorrow
Deborah Talbot and Rev Deacon Bruce Talbot look at the role of deacon and the how this could be promoted at the Plenary Council. It is an abridged version of the original article, The Ministry of Deacon, found in Pastoral Liturgy Volume 51, issue 1. This issue can be viewed here: https://tinyurl.com/y3baftxk and reprinted with permission.
Is there room for dialogue when an Archbishop can be censored?
As we move towards the Plenary Council, Dr Rod Page asks some critical questions about which voices are privileged and which ones are silenced. Rod, a retired research scientist, has lived in the Archdiocese of Canberra & Goulburn for 54 years and is part of Canberra’s St Christopher’s Cathedral Parish (St Peter Chanel’s community, Yarralumla ACT). He is a member of Concerned Catholics of Canberra and Goulburn (concernedcatholicscanberra.org) and a local coordinator of The World Community for Christian Meditation (ACT).
Catholic culture and Evangelii Gaudium
Eric Horne, member of the St Leonard’s Glen Waverley Parish, VIC discussion group, looked at the results of their discussions and how the Church needs to change.
