Plenary 2020: an inclusive Church?
We accept everyone - it sounds so nice. But you can’t be a Christian without repentance and conversion, without the attempt to change your entire life in the light of Jesus and the Gospel...
Peter McGregor: Comments on The Plenary Council Paper
The Plenary discernment paper on how God is calling us to be a Christ-centred Church
What the Plenary Council won’t be able to change
Plenary Council 2020 will not have the power to enact anything contradicting the Church’s teachings on faith and morals, or to change the essentials of the Mass or ordain women to the priesthood, a...
The Faith Formation Lacuna: Missionary Disciples and the RCIA
Feedback from Plenary 2020 consultations across the nation reveals a widespread call from the faithful for ‘adult faith formation’.
Plenary ‘map’ is well in hand, says President
The Instrumentum Laboris (rough translation: the work tool) is not an indicator of what the conclusions of the Plenary will be.
Phillipa Martyr: A catechesis Australia needs
Confusion revealed in Plenary Council listening sessions
The Plenary Council has recently started to release some of its preliminary findings from the listening sessions that have taken place across the country.
The findings are fascinating. This...
Ecclesiology to be key Plenary debate topic, says Bishop Umbers
Ecclesiology to be key Plenary debate topic, says Bishop Umbers
Peter McGregor: Prayerful and Eucharistic Plenary Council Paper
There is no doubt in my mind that this is the best of the six discernment papers
Archbishop Julian Porteous: laying solid foundations for Plenary 2020
The Plenary Council 2020/2021 will be a major ecclesial event for the Church here in Australia. It will be an historical moment and will influence the way Church carries out its mission in the...
Plenary 2020: The Faith Formation Lacuna – Part 2
Many areas in the life of the Church in Australia manifest a serious lacuna in the formation of adult Catholics, not the least of which is in the area of the lay apostolate.
