by Ruth Moraes Last year’s lent was most likely the most intense and long lasting lent that any of us have experienced. It was during the Lent 2020 that the seriousness of the coronavirus became clearer leading to closed borders, cessation of Masses and stay at home orders. While in Australia at the moment we … Continue reading Lenten Reflections for 2021 →

by Dr. Robbie Lloyd Being forced to stay home has created many new opportunities for workers, families and relationships between people, pets and neighbours. Sadly, it has also created an increase in domestic and family violence, when some people under pressure have ended up taking it out on their loved ones. Tracking daily media and … Continue reading Coming through COVID IV: Connecting to Country →

by Dr. Robbie Lloyd “Science is the new Religion” has been debated now for centuries, as arguments for reason and rationality challenged notions of belief, faith and god’s mystery. Since the beginning of last century the discovery of Quantum Physics has thrown a lot of that argument into chaos and uncertainty, as the universe shows … Continue reading Coming through COVID III: Acting to Care for our Climate →

by Dr. Robbie Lloyd Australia’s good fortune during COVID has been helped by three key factors, which can keep informing us as we “Come Through COVID.” We live on an island continent and could therefore more easily separate ourselves from sources of infection. But isolation is not a permanent answer, and we need to plan … Continue reading COMING THROUGH COVID II: CARING FOR EACH OTHER →

by Fr. Peter Smith It is our many good works which should speak for us On 11 January this year, Archbishop Mark Coleridge of Brisbane and President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference penned an article for America Magazine titled ‘Catholic Bishops can’t risk falling back on old tactics of political engagement’. The Archbishop’s thesis is that … Continue reading Re-establishing our credibility →