laity

Wednesday, May 08

Members reflect on unique and challenging week

Four of the Adelaide Archdiocese's lay members of the Plenary Council reflect on their experience of the first assembly, held online due to COVID border restrictions.

Bishop shares vision for future Church

The importance of opening up a dialogue and the need for the laity to hold more leadership positions were some of the insights of Bishop Bill Morris when he discussed the future for the Church in Australia at a packed Cross Road Forum last month.

Plenary report published

The final report of the Listening and Dialogue phase of the Plenary Council has been published and is now available to the public.

Letters to the Editor

Role of the laity

Being in the Church, working for the Church: A lay leader's perspective

Centacare Catholic Family Services deputy director and Chancellor of the Archdiocese, PAULINE CONNELLY was one of the guest speakers featured in St Ignatius parish’s Lenten forums. She spoke passionately about the role of the laity in the Church in Australia and her hopes for the future.

Listening and Dialogue phase nears end

With just three weeks to go until the close of the Listening and Dialogue phase, the Plenary Council is expecting a flood of responses from people across the country.

Blackwood forum tackles diverse Church issues

Greater involvement of lay people in decision making, the role of women in the Church, and making the Mass and other activities more ‘attractive and meaningful’ were some of the topics raised at a community forum hosted by the Blackwood parish on October 29.