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English priest and theologian James Alison will speak on the subject of radical inclusion in the church at The Great Hall of St Aloysius College on September 27. This forum will be of interest to everyone interested in the potential for a more synodal church to address issues of inclusion. It will be of special interest to members of the Catholic LGBTQIA+ community, family, friends and supporters of LGBTQIA+ Catholics, women and divorced and remarried Catholics. Click here for details.
UPDATE: James has now arrived in Australia and has commenced his engagements in Melbourne, to very strong reviews: "people gave me fantastic feedback afterwards about how good his presentation was and how interesting and knowledgeable he is" (Event Organiser).
James is now in Sydney and looking forward to his presentation on Wednesday night. It's not too late to get your tickets!
James Alison with Catalyst President, Denise Playoust at Sydney Harbour, 25 September.
Bishop Danny Meagher and Emeritus Professor John Warhurst spoke about “The Future of the Catholic Church: Creating Unity through Diversity” at a Q&A in the Crypt on Sunday 27th August. To read a brief report of the forum, listen to an audio recording of both talks and download the papers of both speakers, click here.
On Sunday 25 June 2023, Fr Richard Lennan addressed a Q&A in the Crypt forum on the subject of “An In-Between Church in An In-Between Time”. It was once again a privilege to hear and engage in conversation with this outstanding Australian theologian, visiting home from his Chair in theology at Boston College, USA. To read a brief report of this forum, access the audio recording of Richard's address and download his slides and his sheet on current challenges for the church, click here.
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