We need to tell it as it really is!
Editorial. Peter Whiting. 30 March 2021. During the waning years of the Trump presidency, it became fashionable to reference the inordinate number of misleading...
Webinar Pax Christi : Pope Francis’s Fratelli Tutti dream of an improved world.
A Moment to Dream: Pope Francis’ Pathway to an Improved Future. 2–3:30pm (AEDT) Sunday 18 April 2021 An invitation for parishes, local congregations, and...
Pope Francis apologises for the war against Iraq, but will Australia?
Bruce Duncan. 30 March 2021. During his recent visit to Iraq, Pope Francis revived hopes for deep reconciliation and renewed collaboration among the ancient...
The Church & repairing democracy after Trump.
Bruce Duncan. 8 February 2021. The assault on the US Capitol building by Trump supporters trying to overturn the election not only shocked the...
Rowan Ireland. Fratelli tutti: sisters & brothers all.
An urgent call to all people of goodwill to unite in a politics of brother/sisterhood. My title, I hope, captures the central concern of...
Bruce Duncan. Confronting the powers? Pope Francis on preparing a future for humanity & our planet.
Bruce Duncan. Pope Francis is challenging powerful sectional interests sharply in his new social manifesto to be released on 4 October. The new encyclical,...
Bruce Duncan. Pope Francis: take climate change & unfair economic systems seriously.
Pope Francis has repeatedly challenged us to ‘make some noise’ about the serious issues of climate change, as well as about poverty and extreme...
Bruce Duncan. Covid-19 has stripped us of our illusions about equity and fair play.
Few of us could have imagined that a virus invisible to the human eye could bring the world economy to its knees. Wealthy countries...
Bruce Duncan. Pope Francis, the Amazon Synod, & Australia.
7 May 2020. Pope Francis’s response to the Amazon Synod carries a message for Australia concerning our Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander peoples, since...
Bruce Duncan. Faith & the triple whammy of coronavirus, economic shutdown, & climate change.
Posted 7 April 2020 The photo spoke volumes – Pope Francis speaking on 27 March to the completely empty square in front of St...
Why Pope Francis’s letter, ‘Beloved Amazon’, resonates in Australia.
Bruce Duncan Posted 10 March 2020 Many parts of Pope Francis’s response to the recent Amazon Synod could have been written for Australia, especially...