Tag: Laity
George Weigel: Is the German church on the cutting edge, or...
On November 10, a “Synodal Committee” created by the recently completed German “Synodal Way” met for the first time.
Paul Catalanotto: Preach Jesus, all will follow
The Australian Catholic Mass Attendance Report 2016 offered three conclusions on raising Mass attendance from the reported 11.8 per cent, and it is the...
Philippa Martyr: Cleaning the Church starts with you
Clerical sin doesn’t get the rest of us off the hook.
Plenary 2020: the creeping clericalisation of the laity
The commitment of lay persons is politicised when the laity is absorbed by the exercise of power within the Church. That happens when the Church is not seen in terms of the mystery of grace that characterises her, but rather in sociological or even political terms.
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.
Philippa Martyr: Righting the clergy imbalance
One of the funniest things about the recent Amazon synod is the pushback from the men on the ground – bishops in South America...
