- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneThe final document on the Synod on the family has been translated by Bishop Michael Campbell of Lancaster UK. The unofficial translation summarises well the thoughts and hopes of the...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneInto St Peter's we marched yesterday to close the Synod that had opened three weeks ago. It seemed like three months. When I made it to my place and sat...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneA few of my blog posts were brought up in this interview with Noel Debien - from ABC Radio in Australia. We were able to speak about many Synod moments...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneWhen we returned to the Synod Hall yesterday afternoon for voting, there was another touch of high farce - an unscripted skit to finish this Synod of surprises. After we'd...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneThe end is nigh. Upon entering the Synod Hall and until we began the prayer, I sensed a mood of restlessness tinged with frivolity as we looked to start the...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneWhen we made it back into the Hall yesterday, the Secretary General said the Pope wanted to say a word. My ears pricked up. This Pope doesn't take the microphone...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneYesterday was supposed to be a free day for all but 10 of the Synod members - those chosen by the Pope to draft the final document. They were hard at it...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneI have enjoyed speaking with journalists when time permits at this Synod. One of those journalists is David Gibson, who writes for Religion News Service. David has provided a view...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneYesterday we finished work in the small groups. Our group was a very mixed bag, as were all the groups more or less. But English being spoken so widely we...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneThe Italians are past masters of the art of improvisation. In a restaurant (at least of the more old-fashioned kind) the menu is only a rough approximation of what they...
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