In the new year I moved parishes. I left the Western District of Victoria and the Parish of Terang to move further north to the country parishes of Donald and Birchip. Once again, my experience of a transfer carries with it mixed emotions. There is a tinge of sadness as friendships, relationships and a church community are left behind.
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From the NCP Chairman
At the risk of doing a Dame Nellie Melba, I write my final column as Chairman of the NCP for The Swag. (I prematurely thought the last edition was my finale!) Reflecting back over my time in this position I have been buoyed by the encouragement of priests across Australia.
From the NCP Chairman
We priests are called to be enablers of God’s reign in the world – bearers of the good news of Jesus Christ, in season and out of season. We should never forget that we are only a part of the people of God, the body of Christ. Significant as we are, we have to collaborate with Christ’s faithful and listen attentively to [...]
From the NCP Chairman
In 1988, the then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger published “The Structure and Tasks of the Synod of Bishops,” in Church, Ecumenism and Politics: New Essays in Ecclesiology (Crossroad, 1988). The essay analyzes the Synod of Bishops from theological and canonical perspectives.
From the NCP Chairman
It is just over a month since the conclusion of our national NCP convention hosted at Parramatta from the 12-16 July. Overall the convention (as recorded in the participants evaluations) could only be judged a wonderful success in gathering priests from across the nation to reflect on the Risen Christ in the changing face of the Priesthood.
From the NCP Chairman
I write having just celebrated the feast of Corpus Christi in our parish which included sharing First Holy Communion with 126 children at four of the five weekend masses. Like many other parishes, for some years now, we have fittingly celebrated First Holy Communion within this feast.
