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The Synodal Journey
A few years ago, it was not possible to walk past a large nearby property without stopping to marvel at the garden. It was truly
From the Parish House
The Feast of Pentecost has arrived and the Gospel we listen to this weekend will tell us that the first call of the Christian community
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Last week at the Second Assembly of the Plenary Council of the Catholic Church in Australia, an impasse was reached. The motion was put to
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This has been a landmark week for the Catholic Church in Australia with 277 delegates gathering in Sydney to formally vote on motions that will
The Walk of Reform
In 1997 when, after many years of part-time study, I graduated with a theology degree, my uncle, who was a diocesan priest, observed
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As Australians get ready to cast their vote this weekend, the readings for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, coincidently, talk about the election of delegates
Ann Rennie Reflects
Catholic is my language, Catholic is the coat I wear, Catholic is the house in which I live, wrote the American
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I don’t think that I am alone in being a little shocked after initially reading the proposals coming out of the First Session of
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Last Sunday morning around ninety parishioners from across our parishes gathered together on Zoom to celebrate the Liturgy of the Word and then to participate
Homily – 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B
“Go and sell whatever you have and come follow me” There is a perception of Christianity by some people that to be a Christian means
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Towards a synodal church This week the long-awaited Plenary Council of the Catholic Church in Australia begins. It has been three years since the
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Over the last eight weeks, Father Frank O’Loughlin has been sharing with us reflections and research on the whole idea of synodality and the Plenary