John Ryan, retired priest, writes a letter to Augustine to critique the impact of his thinking for today. Could the Plenary Council offer a space for reassessing the influence of Augustine on our thinking and embracing something more existential and relevant to our time?
Gerard Spillane is a retired priest of the Archdiocese of Melbourne.
At the present time many people are struggling to locate the sacred in their lives for a host of reasons, perhaps none more so than the world being confronted with a serious and deadly pandemic. Thomas Moore, a spiritual writer and therapist wrote in 1992 that the great malady of the 20th. Century was ‘loss of soul’.
Fr John Dwyer, retired Toowoomba priest, talks about the destruction of PNG rainforests – a metaphor for the damage done to the Church of Toowoomba when Bishop Morris was removed.
Dr Jo de Groot, PhD (UNSW), BSW (hons), DipEd explores the emerging convergence between science and religion as science recognises the spiritual.
Guided by the encouragement of Lumen Gentium (35), as a senior catholic lay-woman I share some exciting information about current thinking in the modern world, hoping to contribute to the on-going discernment of how and where God is leading us as the Body of Christ.
Kerry Cronan BA BEd (Counselling) MPsych, retired priest of the Archdiocese of Melbourne explores the way love is understood and the challenges presented by cross cultural and cross age realities.
