Feature Articles

Accountable, inclusive and transparent: A better church for Australia

John Warhurst, Chair of Concerned Catholics Canberra Goulburn,…

Fourth Plenary Council of Australia & New Zealand, 4-12 September 1937

  This is Part 1 of the seventh in the series of articles…

Ecumenism the missing dimension in the Plenary Council

Bede Heather, retired bishop of Parramatta, writes about the…

The truth about the Porteous case

Martine Delaney is a long-time LGBTI equality advocate. She brought…

Catholic formation for all

This is a precis of a talk given by Greg Crafter to the Catholic…

Living in a nation that distrusts Catholics

John Scanlon writes about the place of Catholicism in Australian…

The beginning of the end of our ‘European’ Church?

Noel Connolly SSC is a member of the Adult Formation Team with…

The world has changed and so must the Church

Brendan Hoban, founder member of the Association of Catholic…

The enemy – clericalism

An extract from the talk by Chris Geraghty at the Sydney launch…

Pastoral planning – A church crisis

Eric Hodgens comments on the failure of pastoral planning and…

Sexual ethics and the Plenary Council 

John Ryan is a priest of the Diocese of Sandhurst. He has been…

Our images of God

Images are powerful and work positively and negatively. Richard…

Plenary Council 2020 & 2021 – can it meet the expectations?

Aengus Kavanagh FSP, Ryde NSW, looks at the challenges facing…

Clericalism and ontological change

Laurie Bent, retired priest of the Archdiocese of Canberra &…

A priest’s humanity and shame

Pat Power, retired bishop of the Archdiocese of Canberra &…

Can the Plenary Council get us back on track?

At the Sydney launch of the book, Getting Back on Mission produced…

The baptised and their ministry – theology and reality

Pierre Louys explores the way lay participation needs to change…

Creatively receiving the Aboriginal gift

This article by Rev Dr Gregory Moses follows on from his articles…