SIP at the NOTT

At a very successful SIP at the Nott in May, Geraldine Doogue addressed us. 
Her talk was warmly received and at its conclusion she was asked by 
a number of people present if they could have a copy of her talk. 
She left her notes with the organisers. We are now offering the talk 
to the Catalyst for Renewal website so that all may have access to 
her presentation: ‘My Ideal Church in Australia: Hopes and Fears”.

READ IT HERE

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Ronald Rolheiser event...

View some photos from the day...

Click HERE

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Catalyst for Renewal

invites you to Dinner

Friday 21st October 2016

Villa Maria Parish Hall

cnr Mary St and Gladesville Rd

Hunters Hill 7.00pm for 7.30pm

DR STUART EDSER

will speak on

“Being Gay, Being Christian”

Dr Stuart Edser PhD. MAPS. MCCOUNP. MASCH.

is a Counselling Psychologist in Private Practice

in Newcastle. He is the Principal Psychologist of

Newcastle Psychology & Health. Apart from

dealing with mental health issues on a daily basis,

he also focuses in pain psychology and in

sexual matters, including dysfunctions,

orientation and identity issues.

He also lectures and tutors in the Bachelor

of Medicine program at the University of

Newcastle teaching counselling skills for

sexual issues to third year students as

well as lecturing on the topic of homosexuality.

In 2012, he published his first book Being Gay

Being Christian (Exisle) to widespread interest

from all sections of the media as well as the

Christian and gay communities. He has a

long history as a Christian in both Catholic

and evangelical / Pentecostal churches,

including training as a minor seminarian

in a religious order and helping found an

independent charismatic church in Newcastle.

As a gay man, he includes part of his own

experience in the book: his journey

towards being a psychologically stable gay

man brought up in the church and the evolutio

n of his own faith as he chose to abandon a

spirituality that was no longer workable in

its traditional form.

He writes a Being Gay Being Christian blog

where he explores the issues in the book

further. He is a popular speaker at

conferences and is invited to give guest

lectures and to speak to churches and

many Christian groups. He is also asked

to review other papers and books on this

topic regularly.

In 2012, he appeared on the supporting

team on an elephant tv one-hour

documentary about Same –Sex Marriage.

He is a member of A Progressive Christian

Voice (Australia) and now espouses a

‘progressive Christianity’ theology.

He lives happily with Chris his partner,

whom he ‘illegally’ married in October

2014 after fourteen years together.

He is a lover of music, a competent

pianist and his present project is

editing his autiobiography.

Stuart's book will be available

for sale on the night, at $33.00

CASH ONLY

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“I want to see truth and goodness

triumph over ideology, especially my own:

Good conversations submit to the topic

or question …. they have a

graced quality if we are attentive and faithful

to the moment … we experience them

as taking us where we have never been

before … they are always

an experience of what is true and good”.

(“Good Conversation” document, Catalyst for Renewal).

On the evening of October 11th 2012

Catalyst for Renewal

celebrated the fiftieth anniversary

of the opening of the

Second Vatican Council

with a Eucharist at

St Patrick's, The Rocks.

The Presider and Homilist was

Bishop Geoffrey Robinson.

Click HERE to read the text of the Homily

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Throughout 2012,

Catalyst celebrated

the 50th Anniversary of the beginning of

the Second Vatican Council

with a series called

"Q & A in the Crypt"

“What does it mean to you to be a Catholic?”

27^th May:        Professor Greg Craven, Vice-Chancellor of the Australian Catholic University.

Sophie Kearns, Director of Pastoral Care at SCEGGS Darlinghurst and previously Director of Character Education at Loreto Kirribilli.

You can read the notes which accompanied this session - click HERE

24^th June:        Catherine Harris AO, PSM, Chair of Harris Farm Markets and Commissioner, Australian Rugby League Commission.

Father Michael Whelan sm, Director, Aquinas Academy and Executive Director of Catalyst for Renewal.

(moderated by Geraldine Doogue)

You can read the notes which accompanied this session - click HERE

29^th July:         Geraldine Doogue AO, well-known Australian journalist and radio and television host.

                        Peter Joseph AM, Chair of the Blackdog Institute and Chair of the St James Ethics Centre.

You can read the notes which accompanied this session - click HERE

You can read Geraldine Doogue's Text of her presentation on the Eureka Street Website by clicking HERE

The article has also appeared at ONLINE OPINION and a lively discussion has ensued, with over sixty responses.

To follow that conversation click HERE.

26^th August:    Robert Fitzgerald AM, Commissioner of the Australian Government Productivity Commission.

                        Sister Anne Derwin, Congregational Leader of the Sisters of St Joseph and President of Catholic Religious Australia

                               You can read the notes which accompanied this session - click HERE

                                              AND YOU CAN READ ANNE DERWIN'S TEXT - click HERE

                                               AND YOU CAN READ ROBERT FITZGERALD'S TEXT - click HERE

30^th Sept.        Deirdre Grusovin, Member of Board of CatholicCare Sydney and was a member of the NSW Parliament for 25 years.

Father Frank Brennan SJ, AO, Professor of Law at the Public Policy Institute, Australian Catholic University.

                       You can read the Notes which accompanied this session - click HERE

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Other Recent Events:

The Annual Spirituality in the Pub Dinner

at The Vault, Shepparton, on 21st September 2012

was addressed by Fr Frank Brennan SJ.

His topic was

'Looking Back and Looking

Forward Over Church and Life

on the 50th Anniversary of

Vatican II'

To read his text, visit the Eureka Street website

by clicking HERE

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AND

The Clifford Longley Lectures

Clifford Longley of The Tablet was a special guest of Catalyst for Renewal in May of 2012.

Longley presented a series of stimulating lectures in Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney,

including themes around issues arising from Vatican II and its aftermath - a maturing laity,

the meaning of "the people of God" and authority in the Church.

Read the texts of his lectures - go to Archives in the top menu.