Chris Geraghty, theologian, former priest and former judge of the District Court of NSW, now living in gentle retirement, wrote a book called Jesus – The Forgotten Feminist. Chris offered these thoughts at the launch of the book on 2 May. The book can be purchased online: www.garrattpublishing.com.au
Frank O’Dea SSS looks at the cosmic dimension of the Eucharist. Adapted from his online book, Eucharist the Basic Spirituality, found on: theeucharist.wordpress.com
Aengus Kavanagh, Patrician Brother, Ryde, asks how we are doing reforming the local church and what might help.
Invitations from ‘Team Plenary Council 2020’ are a stimulus for all interested Catholics to think about a deliberate movement to a preferred model of church in Australia in order to avoid an unreflected drift towards a probable model.
Ian McGinnity, Parramatta priest, writes about recently attending the International Reform Conference in Slovakia.
When it was mooted in the final days of our gathering in Chicago in October 2016, of what is now known as the International Catholic reform network (ICRN), that our next gathering may be in Slovakia I must confess I initially wondered: why there? Our previous gatherings had been in Austria (Bregenz) Ireland (Limerick) and the US. I had some understanding of the Catholic church in these places probably because there was plenty of available information in English about these areas but Slovakia, I must confess, I was ignorant.
Daven Day SJ, a Jesuit priest based in North Sydney, is at the forefront of advancements in online streaming technology he can use to spread the Word of God to those beyond the pews. Here he outlines how Mass on the internet can provide a service for many.
