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, […]
5. Michael Casey OCSO – Deconstruction into Reality
“Deconstruction into Reality. Beyond the pain experienced after the Council when the familiar ecclesiological dream was shattered, are the opportunity, challenge and hope of interacting more faithfully with the real […]
Homily – Bishop Geoffrey Robinson – Homily at the Eucharist
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Vatican II: Unfinished Business – Panel Discussion
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2 Frank Brennan, SJ, AO The Church in the modern world – to what extent have we engaged?
The Church in the modern world. To what extent have we as church engaged with ourselves as the modern world, and to what extent have we transformed the church as […]
19 Fr Trevor Trotter – The overseas mission of the Australian Church
Overseas mission of the Australian Church: In the changed world and Church since Vatican II what relationships can we as Australians and Church have with our neighbours in Asia/Pacific region? […]