A response to Bernard Gaynor's Open Letter to Australia's Catholic Bishops...
The Plenary Council is a process, and at the moment it is in a very messy stage, as all worthwhile projects have to be at some point. If, like me, you closely followed Archbishop Coleridge's blog...
View ArticleWhen a choice isn't a choice, but coercion
At the time of writing, the NSW Parliament is rushing to judgement on legislation that will make abortion legal up until birth. Thankfully people are coming together to protest, to keep vigil, to fast...
View ArticleFor those working on Plenary Council Theme 6: Open to Conversion, Renewal and...
News came through tonight that I didn't make the short list for the Discernment and Writing Group phase of the Plenary Council for Theme 6, Open to Conversion, Renewal and Reform. So it is now time to...
View ArticleResource Material for Plenary Council Theme 6: Sub Theme: Open to Conversion
This is the resource material I had collected for the first of the three sub-parts to Theme 6, and it is a loose grouping because there will be a degree of overlap with the other two sub-parts.It...
View ArticleResource Material for Plenary Council Theme 6: Sub Theme: Open to Renewal
This is the resource material I had collected for the second of the three sub-parts to Theme 6, and it is a loose grouping because there will be a degree of overlap with the other two sub-parts.It...
View ArticleResource Material for Plenary Council Theme 6: Sub Theme: Open to Reform
This is the resource material I had collected for the third of the three sub-parts to Theme 6, and it is a loose grouping because there will be a degree of overlap with the other two sub-parts.It...
View ArticleResource Material for Plenary Council Theme 6: Topics of Controversy
This is the resource material I had collected for the expected Topics of Controversy for Theme 6. Much of it has to do with the role of women in the Church, which probably deserves a whole theme on its...
View ArticleResource Material for Plenary Council Theme 6: Example of a Written Response...
In the days between submitting my application for membership of the Discernment and Writing Group for Theme 6 and the cut off date for applications it seemed like a very good idea to produce a written...
View ArticleResource Material for Plenary Council Theme 6: Example of a Written Response...
In the days between submitting my application for membership of the Discernment and Writing Group for Theme 6 and the cut off date for applications it seemed like a very good idea to produce a written...
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Resource Material for Plenary Council Theme 6: Open to Conversion, Renewal...
Towards the bottom of this blog-post is the 43 x A4 page document that contains the combined reference material from the Plenary Council Theme 6 cycle of blog-posts.The links for each part of the cycle...
View ArticleUnplanned
On the evening of 16 September our family piled into the local independent cinema to watch the movie 'Unplanned'. It was the only local showing of the movie, made possible by the Fan Force website (it...
View ArticleIntercession and Leadership
In my roving internet travels I came across a post that grabbed by attention. The gist of the post was that an intercessor wanted a seat at the leadership team table, and the response was 'No', with...
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Ehlers Danlos Syndrome
The following notes were compiled from various official Ehlers Danlos Syndrome websites, medical journal extracts, and blogs by people living with this genetic condition. They were compiled to assist a...
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Notes from the Prophetic Night at Charmhaven HopeUC with Larry Sparks, 14 Nov...
Firstly a rough transcription of the prophetic words given that night; some prior to the talk, some afterwards:•Find your shout and declaration again. Angels are putting trumpets to our lips. Declare...
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Christian Writing Seminar with Larry Sparks on 16 Nov 2019 at HopeUC West...
This Christian Writing seminar with Larry Sparks from Destiny Image Publishing on 16 Nov 2019 contained a lot of good content, since it is rare to hear a publisher tell us not only what he is looking...
View ArticlePractical ways of taking God seriously at diocesan and parish level
Unless you have been hiding under a rock, you will have heard talk about God preparing to act in a great and mighty way. This expectation comes from many places and is clothed in all types of...
View ArticleSmoking Ceremonies and Other Things
Yesterday I was asked a question about the validity of incorporating rituals from Australian indigenous culture into church events, especially 'welcome to country' and 'smoking ceremonies'.The...
View ArticleThoughts about Exodus 90
This wasn't even on my radar until this morning.That is, until a mid-20s, confident, athletic, law degree-d youth leader happened to visit the Blessed Sacrament chapel while my son and I were still...
View ArticleHidden Costs of Church Weddings
Today I found myself as a lone wolf among a vocal Twitter mob talking about the fees that most Western civilization parishes charge to conduct a Catholic wedding.It was truly disturbing to see so much...
View ArticlePlenary Council - Discernment Process - Musings
The discernment part of the Plenary Council is supposedly in full swing, although it seems only group submissions are being accepted. Since I don't have a group, and it would be a dishonesty to submit...
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