My brothers, we are all deeply aware that we are moving through a time in our society where its Christian underpinnings are increasingly being removed. We know that many even among our Catholic people no longer have a Christian mind. Many who would consider themselves...
Your parish and Facebook At last count, 11.5 million Australians were monthly Facebook users. That’s nearly two thirds of the adult population! Chances are, a great many of your own parishioners are in the mix. If the parish website is online and up to date, then a...
Adult faith formation The Priest is published twice each year, and all members and associates receive a copy. Overseas subscriptions are also available. Each issue of the The Priest is uploaded twelve months after publication date. This article will be freely...
Implications for parish life The Priest is published twice each year, and all members and associates receive a copy. Overseas subscriptions are also available. Each issue of the The Priest is uploaded twelve months after publication date. This article will be freely...
A reflection on the 'Year of Grace' The decision of the Bishops of Australia to have a “Year of Grace”, with its subtitle “starting afresh from Christ”, was to me at least a surprising outcome to an extended period of reflection by the bishops at their meetings over a...
The crisis in catechesis It is now widely acknowledged that the religious education of children in the Catholic tradition has posed challenges for nearly many years. Some may be tempted to believe that the solution might lie in a return to the strategy of the Penny...
Catholic chaplaincy at the University of Sydney and UTS It has been my privilege to be chaplain to the University of Sydney and UTS since January 2011. Once the Dominican Province accepted the Cardinal's invitation, I was presented to and recognised by both...
How University Students (don’t) think Cardinal Pell is a man of great foresight. In 2003 he invited the University of Notre Dame (Perth) to open a campus in Sydney with a view to setting up Catholic schools of Law and Medicine alongside Teacher training, Nursing, etc....
Evangelising the Digital Continent Social networking has passed from youthful fad to cultural force. ‘Social media’ like Facebook, Twitter and the blogosphere were once poor cousins to websites and e-mail, but they now dominate the Internet, and they are integral to...
I have no doubt that the Sacred Liturgy is dear to the heart, and central in the expression of faith and the ministry of each one present, priests and seminarians. For me this has been so from as young as I can remember: the seeds of this awareness germinating in my...