An evolving personal spirituality is reshaping Catholic identity. Kevin Liston
The emergence of a deeper, more personal Catholic spirituality is a central feature of the renewal taking place in our community of faith.
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Faith. Agency. Community.
Contemporary Spirituality
Faith: Trusting life's possibilities
Agency: Owning our decisions.
Community: Life-amplifying relationships.
CAC:
- Opportunities for faith expression.
- Intellectually and morally authentic spirituality.
- A network of Australasian Catholic groups.
Living spirituality
Shrinking God to fit inside our borders. John Singarayer
Pentecost celebrates liberation to become our true selves with the Spirit of God as our inspiration. John Singarayar insists, “The first barrier it breaks is interior - the shame that convinces someone they are too peripheral to be addressed directly, in their own language”.
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Insufficient Courage. Tony Flannery
Tony Flannery names it and nails it. The adequacy of our leaders for their task is a core question for the Church in 2026
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Living the everyday spirituality of love, justice, equality, peace and forgiveness.
Finding life in the vision, values and mission of Jesus.
Recapturing an experience of the mystical and the spiritual.
Growing in integrity built on a sense of faith, conscience and the Spirit within.
Developing spiritual and theological literacy.
Sharing and celebrating Eucharist in informal groups and formal liturgical gatherings.
Supporting renewal in the Church in its spirituality, liturgies and structures.
Working for a more just, compassionate and egalitarian Australasian society.
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Events - upcoming and recent
Pope Leo XIV and Just War Theory in the Catholic Tradition
History of Just War Theory and critque in curent contexts
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Peace for Indigenous Australians - Celebrating Fifty Years of Deadly
Peace for Indigenous Australians - Celebrating Fifty Yearsof Deadly This is a promotion on behalf of Catalyst for Renewal and Spirituality on the Sofa. https://catalystforrenewal.org.au
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Liturgy for the modern church
Two well-respected liturgists, Carmel Pilcher and Justin Stanwix, draw on their lengthy and varied experience to make suggestions for future directions.
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