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On the Road Together - Local and universal
16 Oct 2015Rome and the Vatican can always surprise, even when you think you know the nooks and crannies well. Yesterday morning I arrived at the Hall with Bishop Eugene Hurley, and... - Author: Archdiocese of Brisbane
On the Road Together - In the field of God
15 Oct 2015Yesterday morning the Pope wasn't in the Synod Hall because he was out in the rain in St Peter's Square at the General Audience. I thought he might say something... - Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneHere's the second part of my interview with Joshua J McElwee of the National Catholic Reporter. Joshua's story can be found on the NCR website. NCR: You've given a couple...
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On the Road Together - The human side
14 Oct 2015I've been surprised by the attention this blog has garnered. One thing it shows is the high level of interest in this Synod right around the world and in some... - Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneI enjoyed speaking in Rome with Joshua J McElwee of the National Catholic Reporter. Over the next two days, Joshua is publishing the interview that we conducted. You can visit Joshua's story...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneIt's taken quite a while, but finally a typically Roman melodrama (not untinged with psychodrama) has emerged in and at the fringes of the Synod. Its focus is the "private"...
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On the Road Together - Entering the mysteries
12 Oct 2015With the sun shining brightly on the free day, I decided to head to the Beda College for lunch. I have a student for the priesthood there, Brendan Gormley, and... - Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneWell, the sun has returned after the drenching horrors of yesterday. It rained non-stop for 24 hours, at times heavily - and that's not what you expect in Rome at...
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On the Road Together - The relatores in motion
10 Oct 2015Yesterday afternoon the 13 "relatores" or reporters from the small groups met to begin trawling through the 473 (yes, that's right) proposed amendments to the working document that have come... - Author: Archdiocese of Brisbane
On the Road Together - A rough shape emerges
09 Oct 2015Last night was a horror - at the least the first part of it. In the late afternoon, I was told that I had to have the text of my...
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