BY Bruce Duncan CSsR. Source: Compass: a Review of Topical Theology, 37, 4 (Summer 2003), 32-38. One of the increasing problems facing the Catholic Church in Australia is the difficulty of integrating the social aspects of the Gospel as an integral part of Catholic thought and practice. The problem has been accentuated by the promotion of more […]
Bruce Duncan, The Summit (Melbourne), 28, 3 (September 2001), 16-17. In his January apostolic letter. At the Beginning of rhe New Millennium, Pope John Paul II invited the whole Church into a process of reflection and planning to chart a course into the future. He reaffirmed the Jubilee message of Jesus as the beacon […]
Haif a century on, the Split in the Australian Labor Party and the Catholic Church is still a painful memory. Yet the Santamaria Movement has left a distinctive impression on Australia’s religious and political culture, and can be seen as a remarkable attempt to respond to contemporary social, political and cultural trends, that might be […]
By Bruce Duncan, Micah (December 2006), 6-7. A seismic shift has occurred in the Church’s thinking about its role in the world since the Second Vatican Council, bringing social justice and solidarity with the very poor to the heart of its mission. On rare occasions in history, there have been such seismic shifts deeply altering […]
Bruce Duncan CSsR Source: Compass: a Review of Topical Theology, 31, 1 (Autumn 1997), 15-19. Church organisations and personnel in Australia and New Zealand face unusual difficulties in speaking publicly about questions of social justice and advocacy for disadvantaged groups. It is often difficult to win a hearing in the media because of the secularism […]
by Dr Paul Rule, Australian Catholic Social Justice Council Occasional Paper 23. Melbourne: Dove Publications, 1995, pp.32. Everyone wants peace. We want peace in our lives, in our homes, within and between nations. It is at the heart of the teachings of all religions, not the least of Christianity. There are, of course, different kinds and […]
by Bruce Duncan CSsR Source: Compass: a Review of Topical Theology, 25, 3 (Spring, 1991), 6-13. One has only to visit much of the third world today to be convinced of the continuing relevanceof Pope LeoXIII’s I89I encyclical, Rerum Novarum,especially in its supportfor improved living conditions for workers, a decent wage, the right to form […]
