Tag: reflection
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NAIDOC reflection
As I take my morning walks I typically listen to a podcast. On Sundays that is Soul Search from ABC Radio National. The content varies substantially from week to week but is mostly interesting and sometimes inspiring. Occasionally I will feel a need to follow up and learn more about a topic. This is NAIDOC…
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Principles of Catholic Social Teaching
A post by Julie Rubio on the Catholic Moral Theology blog picks up on Pope Leo’s discussion of the principles of Catholic social teaching in Magnifica Humanitas. The post notes that different sources offer different lists of principles but that the Pope has presented a structure in which “human dignity and rights are now understood…
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Another view on Just War Theory
This piece by Michael Wee makes a strong case for moving beyond just war theory. Modern warfare uses technologies that deliver devastating force at distance making it difficult or impossible to limit the effects to combatants. Civilian populations and the environment suffer damage that may have effects for generations and it is difficult to see…
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Celebrating 50 years of Deadly
Catalyst for Renewal is offering a Spirituality on the Sofa online event for NAIDOC week: Peace for Indigenous Australians – Celebrating 50 Years of Deadly. See the embedded material below for details and registration.
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The Theology of Chairs
Did Pope Leo choose to meet this gathering of lay leaders in this way or did he merely go with the way the Vatican arranged the meeting? Whatever the case, it appears that the Pope has missed a golden opportunity to show how Synodality works. As I stated in the latest ARCVoice, it is a…
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“I don’t know what God is”
When I read this piece, I don’t know what God is. But the search keeps me grounded and feeling alive, by Karen Rinaldi in The Guardian recently it spoke to me sufficiently that I posted a link on our parish Facebook page. A few days later I received an email message from our priest saying…
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A Reflection upon a Reflection
‘The self-imposed constraints on an effective priesthood’ On the last day of the 2025 school year, as is traditional at my school we started the day with a Christmas liturgy for all teaching and non-teaching staff, followed by farewell speeches for those not returning the following year. A congregation of over one hundred well educated,…