Do we need women deacons?
Why ordain women as deacons to stand forever on the first rung of the hierarchical clerical ladder, asks Good Samaritan Sister Mary McDonald.
It’s time to draw the line: justice in the Timor Sea
It is amazing that Australian tax-payers’ money is being used to fight a small neighbour over where the fence-line should be, says Josephite Sister Susan Connelly.
De-identifying asylum seekers isn’t always about protection
“In Australia, conversation about people who seek asylum often feels disconnected from the people – the real flesh and blood people – whose lives are most affected. The reasons for...
Do protest marches help any more?
While some argue that protest marches “don’t… help any more”, Natalie Lindner L’Huillier is not convinced we can throw them away just yet.
Much to admire about Amoris Laetitia
One of the great achievements of Pope Francis’ latest apostolic exhortation, “Amoris Laetitia”, is its emphasis on inculturation and appropriate devolution of decision-making, writes Garry Everett.
On dignity and care: a response to Andrew Denton
Perhaps those who believe their dignity is contingent on independence could reflect on their own judgements of others who require assistance, writes Moira Byrne Garton.
Meditation a catalyst for ecological conversion and action
In light of the ecological crisis the world faces, meditation is generally not rated high on the list of responses. But maybe it should be, writes Donna Mulhearn.
Building up the Paris momentum for climate action
Last year’s much-anticipated UN Climate Change Conference in Paris did not deliver all that was needed. It did not even deliver all that was hoped for, but it did deliver...
House, but not home: youth residential care
For Australian children in residential care, living in a building with a bed, a fridge and a television does not constitute a home. A home can be a slum or...
What do Pope Francis, Thomas Merton and Graham Greene have in common?
Like Pope Francis, Merton and Greene were individuals whose complexity equipped them to address the often contradictory world we live in, in order to find God in it, writes Joanna...
The Synod and Alice’s New Adventures in Wonderland
The story which follows was inspired by a strange meeting of the absurdist wisdom of Lewis Carroll and my own wondering about three of the many articles about the Synod...
What do Australian Catholics think of Church teaching on sex and family?
What we know of Australian Catholics and their attitudes to reform of Church teaching on sex and family reveals a complex picture, write David Kirchhoffer and Natalie Lindner L’Huillier.