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
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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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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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
Women in the Church with Kate Fogarty Sally Douglas Claire Victory
'“There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus” (Gal 3: 28).
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Creating an LGBTIQA+ inclusive faith community
Faith inspires us to reach out to all people, to invite everyone to our friendship circles without conditions. Here, we will explore how we could do this.
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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.
Event detailsThank you for being here
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