Bishop Antoine-Charbel Tarabay: Reflections on the Plenary
I will begin by saying that my experience in this first session of the Plenary was as beautiful as it was challenging, and there was definitely a lot of listening and a lot of...
Be wary of the Fashions of the Age – Archbishop Fisher’s message to Plenary...
Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP has urged the Members of the 5th Plenary Council of the Catholic Church in Australia to bring the patrimony of the Church across time and space to their discussions, be...
Plenary voices: Erin Gillard
Our Catholic Church is a family of families. We are sons, daughters, mothers, fathers, uncles, aunties, cousins, grandparents. All united by the bond of love. The love of the family is also the love...
Plenary voices: Bishop Terence Brady
Outreach to the poor and vulnerable
Pope Francis reminds us to stop being preoccupied with ourselves and go out into the streets as missionary disciples. The goal of mission is not the perfection or expansion...
Clear proposals emerge from First Assembly of the Plenary Council
Clear proposals have emerged from Members attending the First Assembly of the Plenary Council this week, including moves to better embrace the rich liturgical traditions of the Catholic Church in Australia, especially its Eastern...
Plenary voices: Fr Anthony Walsh OP
In 1966 Pope St Paul VI changed the way we understand penance in the Latin Church, particularly with concern to fasting. He said that fasting should be appropriate to the local economic situation.
Paul VI...
Plenary voices: Mons Marcelino Youssef
Question: How might we better equip ordained ministers to be enablers of missionary discipleship: the Church becoming more a “priestly people” served by the ordained ministry?
CAST YOUR NET INTO THE DEEP
At the heart of...
Plenary voices: wake up, Catholic Australia! urges Archbishop Fisher
Fires, floods, plague and earthquake: they’re wake up calls.
Wake up Catholic Australia! There’s a bushfire consuming faith in this land. Disillusionment over child sexual abuse has accelerated the secularisation of recent decades. Many now...
Beyond the First Assembly: Archbishop Costelloe maps out the Plenary road ahead
The President of the 5th Plenary Council of Australia, the Archbishop of Perth, Timothy Costelloe SDB has emphasised to Members how important their work will be in contributing to a broader discussion on a...
Plenary voices: Sr Mary Julian Ekman RSM
Australia needs signs of hope! One sign is the dynamic witness given by priests, consecrated men and women, and lay faithful working together for the renewal and edification of the Church.
As a woman Religious,...
