Passing generation of Vatican II clergy

John Warhurst is an Emeritus Professor of Political Science at the Australian National University. This article appeared first in Eureka Street, on 1 August this year. It is reprinted here with the kind permission of the author and Eureka Street.

National Catholic Gatherings in Trieste and Indianapolis: A tale of two churches

Massimo Faggioli (18 July, La Croix International)

There were two significant Church gatherings in July in two different cities in two different countries, Italy and the USA. Massimo Faggioli, who has a deep knowledge of both countries and both churches, reflected on these gatherings in an article which appeared first in La Croix International. The article is reprinted here with kind permission of both the author and La Croix International.

Remembering Anthony Kelly CSsR

Archbishop Mark Coleridge gave the following homily on May 22 this year at a memorial Mass for Anthony Kelly CSsR celebrated at the Brisbane campus of the Australian Catholic University. We print it here with the Archbishop’s permission.

Come aside and rest a while (Mark 6:31)

Barry Ryan, a priest of the Ballarat Diocese, died on June 22 this year. An obituary appears later in this copy of The Swag. The invitation of Jesus to his disciples to come aside and rest a while was part of the gospel for the 16th Sunday Ordinary Time, Year B. The following is the homily Barry gave on this corresponding Sunday three years ago.

Archbishop Michael Kelly

Catholic Seminaries in Australia 1835-2023

Peter J Wilkinson

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