Fr Pat McMullan SSC, Columban priest working in Korea, reflects upon what synodality means to those of the global south where most Catholics now live. This article is reprinted from The Far East Magazine September 2022:
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John Giacon CFC is a Christian Brother currently living in Canberra. In 2011 he wrote in The Swag about installing solar at the previous Christian Brothers’ house in Canberra. He has been closely involved in installing over 12 solar electricity systems. He is currently a member of Belconnen South Parish. He can be contacted about this article at jgiacon@ozemail.com.au
John Warhurst and Max Stephens report on a project to elicit support for LGBTIQA+ Catholics by former Plenary Council members. John Warhurst is Emeritus Professor of Political Science at the Australian National University and Chair of Concerned Catholics Canberra Goulburn. He was a member of the Plenary Council. Max Stephens is a Melbourne academic with a long involvement in ecumenical and interfaith activities in the Archdiocese of Melbourne.
Pope Francis, at his Angelus address in St Peter’s Square on Sunday, October 2, 2022 called for all measures to be taken to stop the war and to engage diplomacy before any further harm is done in the region and beyond. He called for President Putin and Ukraine’s president to find new ways to address the differences.
Fr Peter Matheson PE, Mentone, Victoria. discusses the challenges facing a post-synodal church where divisions are now more prominent in the church architecture.
