By Mgr Frank Marriott.
In the mid to late seventies, I convened a small meeting in Heathcote, Victoria to discuss the lack of a current Official Directory of the Catholic Church – the “Red Book”. Whatever the reasons, The Official Directory had not appeared. Communications amongst the clergy were being hampered and obtaining accurate information about Church institutions was difficult. It was a time of growth and great changes. Fax machines were on the market!
Sr Patty Fawkner SGS is Congregational Leader of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan. This article was first published in the May 2020 edition of The Good Oil, the e-magazine of the Good Samaritan Sisters www.goodsams.org.au
Cometh the moment, cometh the leader. Around the world, in Oceania, Asia and Europe, we have witnessed displays of fine leadership in response to the coronavirus pandemic – consider New Zealand, Taiwan and Germany. What do they have in common? They are led by women.
Peter Griffin, a member of Pax Christi New South Wales, reflects on the history of Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australia on the occasion of Anzac Day 2020.
Eric Hodgens was ordained in 1960. Here he reflects on major anniversaries synced with the decades. Eric published A Golden Anniversary Reflection in 2010 which you can read at – https://tinyurl.com/y2jrzjut
The decades since my ordination might be styled as: The awakening 60s; The exciting 70s; The suspicious 80s; The depressing 90s and The imploding Noughties. Ten years later we have added the Counter-intuitive Teens.
This is the final article by Peter Wilkinson in the series looking at the various particular councils (provincial and plenary) convened by the hierarchy of the Catholic Church in Australia between 1844 and 1937. It examines the First Provincial Council of Melbourne held in Melbourne from 17-24 November 1907.
