Wednesday, July 12, 2023

12 Apostles

Just a few thoughts

·       "What's done is done. What's gone is gone. One of life's lessons is always moving on. It's okay to look back to see how far you've come but keep moving forward." -- Roy T. Bennett

·       Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. -- Maya Angelou

·       May people of goodwill work together to overcome the hatred and destruction of wars in the world today.

Reflections

ü About The Twelve

ü May your dreams be of Peace

ü The first shall be last and the last first – Last Sunday

The Signs Of The Times

Ø Oceania’s diverse Church to be represented at Synod

Ø Oxfam Australia supports voting YES in the upcoming referendum on the Voice to Parliament.

Q. Do you think gender equality in ministry at all levels could be a key factor in overcoming clericalism?

Rafael. Yes, it is. I have heard homilies, written and given by women, a thousand times better than those by most priests. It changes things. It's a matter of dignity, human and baptismal. It shapes relationships in the church.

It is not helpful that a man studying to be a priest relates with men for 90% of his formation life. It shapes the way he sees society and interacts with people. His view of the world will be different from if he had a regular life every day, interacting and learning from women and men and all the people in society and not simply with men.

The participation of women, not only in governance and economic affairs, but at all levels in formation and in parishes is important. Gender diversity has to be included at every level in the church. If we want to change, we have to change mentalities.

~~Rafael Luciani is a lay expert at the Theological Commission of the General Secretariat for the Synod of Bishops

Musical Reflection

¯  Ag Crióst an Siól

¯  We Plough the Fields and Scatter

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