Michael Elligate, Melbourne priest, reflects on moments of hope and sadness in the life and death of Sarah-Jane Elizabeth Tidey, Melbourne lawyer and writer, who died on February 22, 2021.
Teachers often say that a windy day makes children distracted and not really focused on the task presented to them.
Christa Murphy SSpS explores the mystery of the human person as beloved by God.
This paper presupposes the reader is either a ‘believer’ in some kind of supreme higher being as the origin of creation as we know it or has an inner thirst or quest for the deeper answers to existence.
John Ryan, Canberra priest, discusses the spiritual experience of engaging in the new era we are now in.
We live within a story which unfolds from a series of experiences. Spiritually there were many versions for me. I came on board with the texts of Genesis, and I was not aware of the experiences that have gone before.
Aengus Kavanagh FSP, Patrician Brother, Ryde, NSW explores how the process has developed and the challenges it poses.
Aengus Kavanagh FSP
By the time this article is published the Second Assembly of the Plenary Council, in Sydney, will have been completed, bringing PC progress to its next iteration. Nevertheless, reflection on the process so far, converging of themes, emerging of fault lines, and remaining possibilities, may yet be worth consideration. May 2022 marked an important milestone in the Plenary Council journey, with the release of the Framework for Mission document.
Joe O’Shea, retired priest, Archdiocese of Melbourne, discusses the importance of sharing of resources and ideas in creating a synodal church that fosters biblical spirituality.
Basically synodality is walking together on the same road discovering what the Lord expects of us (The Swag Vol.29, No.3 p15, Synodality high on the agenda of Pope Francis by Nihal Abeyasingha). I would contend that, in the Catholic Church at the moment, we are not ‘walking together’ but rather standing apart. I propose that we need to promote a culture of sharing in all we do. The Catholic Church needs to become a community of sharers. We can’t just turn on sharing for the purpose of a Synod or a Plenary Council or a renewal of Parish Structures, it must be the foundation of who we are.
