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Call to Be lecture series
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Catalyst for Renewal is promoting a series of lectures that may interest members in the Sydney area. Sr Susan Connelly SOSJ Phd will be presenting on the topic: Cheeky or Violent? Digging deeper into Jesus Christ’s demands of human beings. The Risen Jesus is continually calling us to follow his way, to imitate him. Participants…
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The overlooked contradiction in Vatican II’s baptism rules
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This article looks at the implications of various church statements about the administering of the sacraments, following them to their logical conclusion. If a woman can validly represent Christ in baptism, why not in the Eucharist?
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Does the Spirit speak in every heart?
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“We all think about the questions of religion – but usually do so in a very confused manner. Theology can help us do it better – and the more ably we think about religion, the more we can replace discord with discourse.”
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Join the conversation
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Members unfamiliar with ‘blogs’ may not have noticed interesting comments that have appeared on items posted in previous weeks. Hence this alert. Creating opportunities for ARC members to engage with each other around topics of mutual interest was an important element in the redesign of the ARC website. Links to recent items on the News…
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Living with AI
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Pope Leo’s encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, continues to provoke reflective commentary from multiple perspectives. A recent article, Magnifica Humanitas: Beyond the “Planet of the Apes” syndrome, by Joseph Borg on the Global Catholic website concludes that “Magnifica Humanitas is therefore not a lament but a summons. It calls humanity to engage AI without fear or naïveté,…
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Images of God
St Lucia Spirituality has announced the next of its Butterfly Series Reflections. The topic is Images of God: The changing images of God over time can lead us to wonder if we have been created in the image and likeness of God or if we have manoeuvred God into the image and likeness of ourselves.…
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A Church Teaching, A Church Listening: Making Sense of Study Group 9
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Writing in Liturgy and Truth , Msgr. Arthur Holquin, S.T.L. gives a commentary on Patric Peters’ article from “Where Peter Is”, published recently in our News and Views. In the concluding paragraph of this article, Arthur Holquin writes: “The faith we have received is not a sealed archive, opened only to confirm what we already knew. It is a living…
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Synodality v Clericalism: Unfinished business
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I was unaware of the existence of Global Catholic prior to reading a post by Peter Johnstone in the Australian Catholics Facebook group. The site claims to offer “insightful commentaries and diligent analyses of global events through a Catholic lens, from a distinguished team of writers.” Articles on the site appear to span news from…
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When the blind lead…
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Maps and modes of transport are useless if we don’t know where we want to go. Our Church needs a shared vision of what we seek to become. Only then can we move forward together.
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Study Group 9 Report – A New Paradigm Shaping the Faith
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In this report we hear of the paradigm shift envisaged in Vatican II that encompasses the Sensus Fidelium and Synodality. As Patric Peters observes in this article (link below): Nearly three months have passed since the publication of the synod’s final report from Study Group 9, titled “Theological Criteria and Synodal Methodologies for Shared Discernment of…