Tag: Plenary Council
The need for fathers who listen and teach
The second assembly of the fifth Plenary Council of Australia has now begun. An historic moment for the Church in Australia, several years of...
Different issues for a different age in 1937
The fourth Plenary Council of Australia was held in 1937, mostly at the initiative of the Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Giovanni Panico. Its main aim...
The Plenary Council: no reform without conversion
In coming days, the fifth Plenary Council of Australia will commence its second assembly here in the Archdiocese of Sydney. It is the concluding...
Philippa Martyr: The redundancy of boomer faith
I’m afraid I laughed out loud when I read in The Catholic Weekly that ‘reformers’ think the Plenary Council isn’t going their way. They...
Nurturing the Church for future generations
The latest statistics from the Australian Community Survey are in, and confirm a trend of the last few years: young Australians attend Church more...
Reading the signs of the times
By Patrick O’Shea
Understanding what’s happening at a deeper level is important. It points us to the solutions
A common soundbite I hear in relation to...
Monica Doumit: What the Plenary won’t discuss
In my two-minute intervention for the First Assembly of the Plenary Council, I said:
“To prepare this intervention, I asked members of the Maronite Women’s...
The Plenary Council motions: how did we get here?
The Plenary's Framework for Motions document lays out the future of the Australian Church. What's in it? And how did we get here?
Bearing Christian witness amidst tribute to Caesar
In recent years the stakes have risen considerably for the Christian as the social context in which faith is lived changes irrevocably.
A culture of...
The problem with the ‘conservative’ faith
Conservative opposition to the Plenary's proposed reforms prophesies doom for the Church. Dr Michael Leahy hopes the prophets are correct
Towards a Christ-centred Church
The Plenary Council’s Framework for Motions for the second assembly has been released to members, signaling the beginning of the end of the Plenary...
Reformers call for Third Assembly
Leading Church reformers have called for the Plenary Council to be extended to a Third Assembly in early 2023, citing concerns with process
