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Recently recently attended a personal development session in New Zealand designed for diocesan priests, where the person leading the training said that in every relationship, the priest has power over everyone else. Grayland thinks the analysis is a little limiting. “I actually thought it was a little bit clericalist list as well. “But apparently, even …
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No issue in the Catholic Church is hotter than the question of women in ministry. Whether women can, should or will be ordained to the diaconate is what Dr Phyllis Zagano, Emeritus Professor Justin Taylor and Dr Joe Grayland discuss in the latest edition of Flashes of Insight. Zagano’s starting point is that the past …
Join Joe Gayland, Tom O’Loughlin, James Siemens, Carmel Pilcher, Kevin McGinnell, Sophy Morley, Jo and Gerard Shepherd, Judith Courtney, Judy Foster and Jo Ayers in this edition of Flashes of Insight – Let’s Talk Liturgy as they talk through the COVID-19 experience and ask about the lessons various parishes and church communities may have learned. …
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The Synod word has fallen out of widespread use in Catholic circles, but it is back, big-time. What does it mean? What are the issues? How should we approach a Synod? Joining Flashes of Insight host Dr Joe Grayland to discuss Synods and Synodality are: Cardinal John Dew of Wellington, New Zealand, Archbishop Mark …