1 Claire Barbeau – The challenge of harnessing Vatican II: Moving with the signs of the times
The challenge of harnessing Vatican II: Moving with the signs of the times Introduction Young people exert a very important influence in modern society. Their living conditions, their mental attitudes, […]
14 Tony Kelly, CSsR – The Church in the modern world – was there too much joy and hope?
Gaudium et Spes: ‘The Church in the Modern World’ – Was there too much joy and hope? Vatican II, for the people of my generation, remains a matter of vivid […]
13 Bishop Peter Ingham – Ecumenical and inter-faith relations.
Ecumenical and inter-faith relations. INTRODUCTION In my religious ancestry my father was Catholic from a mixed marriage because his mother was Catholic and had him baptised. She died when he […]
12 Geraldine Hawkes – Women’s participation in the Church
Conversation on the potential for women’s participation in the Catholic Church in Australia. Let’s start by recalling some of what was said at the time of Vatican II and which […]
11 Robert Fitzgerald, AM – Leadership in our Church – a shared responsibility of service
Leadership in our Church – a shared responsibility of service. The only way that I can approach this topic is from a very personal viewpoint or “a view from the […]
10 Patricia Egan, RSJ – Participation and co-responsibility in the local church
Participation and Co-responsibility in the Local Church. This focus group set out to look at the extent to which the Vatican II vision of participation and co-responsibility has become a […]
9 Bruce Duncan, CSsR – Has the Catholic critique of Capitalism stalled?
Has the Catholic critique of Capitalism stalled? World financial markets are reeling from the revelations about the lies, fraud and corruption in Enron, WorldCom and other major US firms and […]
8 Geraldine Doogue- Unfinished Business – the Church in Public Life
Unfinished Business – the Church in Public Life Each year the Australian Financial Review gathers about 25 interested observers to assess who are the really powerful in Australian public life, […]
7 Mary Cresp, RSJ – Religious life and its evolution since Vatican II
Religious Life and its evolution since Vatican II: the response of Religious to Vatican II and the trends that have taken place within Religious Life over the past 40 years. […]
6 Michael Costigan – Vatican II as I remember it
Vatican II as I remember it as a priest-journalist who was there: the excitement, the personalities 1. COVERING THE COUNCIL FOR A MAINLY CATHOLIC READERSHIP I was a 28-year-old priest, […]