Tag: Plenary Council
Plenary 2021: The way ahead is to be our best –...
In Monty Python’s Life of Brian, Reg, a member of the People’s Liberation Front of Judea, asks rhetorically, ‘What have the Romans ever done...
Dr Philippa Martyr: One question the Plenary should ask
Last week I was musing about how beige Catholicism has almost smothered us to death in Australia. Certainly, it’s hard to find evidence of...
Dr Philippa Martyr: Beige Catholicism emptied our churches
One of my recent articles - on being a liturgical nomad - made it to the Catholic Weekly Facebook page, where it caused a...
The Harvest, the Eucharist, the Laity and the Missing
The Catholic Weekly speaks to three members preparing for the upcoming Plenary Council.
Nigel Zimmermann: The challenges of the Plenary
In the leadup to an historic moment, it’s important to think about what’s flourishing in the Church
In this first of three reflections on the...
Plenary 2021 goes online
Plenary will be in a strong position to address key issues, says official.
Matt Tan: The face of Christ and the new Gnosticism
The Pope identified where an old heresy emerges today
This is part two of my focus on the Theological Reflection of the Instrumentum Laboris, with...
Philippa Martyr: Putting trust in a limited oil supply can’t ever...
So far, the Instrumentum Laboris has shown us what the Church in Australia is like now, and an image of what it could be....
Philippa Martyr: A Plenary priority to foster the need to grow...
Change through a personal encounter with Christ
Remarkably, the new Instrumentum Laboris is the most honest Church document I’ve ever seen produced in Australia. So...
Philippa Martyr: Unpacking the Plenary’s working document
I’d like to review the Instrumentum Laboris starting with section I, which is called ‘The Story So Far’.
The story so far is not a...
Catholic youth have a ‘deep yearning for Christ’ says plenary delegate...
"I’m confident that the Church is in good hands,” said Sydney's youngest Plenary Delegate Chris Lee
Philippa Martyr: Looking the wrong way
The Plenary Council discussions haven’t yet engaged with our demographic problems – even though the Final Report from Phase 1 said (p.1) that the...
