Melbourne parishes challenge Plenary Council’s process
When 26 Melbourne parishes got together to explore the questions raised by the Plenary Council, they decided they wanted to be more proactive and produced a statement to try to advance the decisions of the sensus fidei. The authors of the Joint Statement believe that the more a united front is voiced the more effective it is. The more often it is put to the Plenary Council team and bishops, the more likely it is that the voice of the many voices now unheard will be heard. You can read more about this statement and add your comments at: senseofthefaithful.org.au
Patty Fawkner SGS, Congregational Leader of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan, asks whether censorship in the Catholic Church underestimates the intelligence and maturity of the faithful. This article was first published in the July 2019 edition of The Good Oil, the e-magazine of the Good Samaritan Sisters www.goodsams.org.au.
Melbourne priest Fr Len Thomas, who retired nine years ago, explores his most
Frank Brennan SJ AO discusses issues faced today at a meeting of Concerned Catholics Canberra Goulburn held at Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture, Canberra on June 26, 2019. This is an edited text. Full text at 
