As a Church, we are in the midst of the fourth chapter of the contemporary sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church. Chapter 1 was in the mid80s in the United States, Canada and Australia, when cases of sexual abuse by clergy were revealed. The focus was on what the survivors had endured, with little [...]
Archive | May, 2010
Moratorium on Homilies
I have just endured another terrible homily at the liturgy this Sunday. The priest started off well, referring to the verse in the first reading from Acts about “putting fresh heart” into the disciples. But then he “lost the plot” and veered back into Holy Week and analysed parts of the narrative of the Passion. [...]
The domino effect miracle
By Fr Joe Falkiner OP This experience goes back to 1973. In those days in our country black people had almost no human rights, and were dependent on the goodwill of white people for anything they was needed.
Pilgrimage 2013
The Digital Southern Cross
