Peter Wilkinson
June
16: Reflections
on China trip
We
have been staggered at the progress that has been made since
Deng Xiao-Ping
opened the nation up to the outside world
June 10, 2016: Why the delays in appointing Australia's bishops? (First published in The Swag, Winter 2016)
June 10, 2016: Choosing the next Archibishop of Melbourne How it should occur and why this is important
Co-responsibility: vision or
pipedream?
- published in The Swag, Vol. 22,
No. 3, Spring 2014, pp. 31-33.
This article is intimately related to what is
happening in Rome. There, Francis is asking the bishops present
what they think about the challenges facing families in the
countries/churches where they come from; but many of these bishops have
never established a dialogue with families whose pastoral care is in
their hands. The bishop representing the Church in Australia is
from a diocese which does not have a diocesan pastoral council and has
not had a diocesan synod since 1916.
Sadly,
the evidence shows that Vatican II’s bold and creative vision for
co-responsibility has not flourished in
2014-05-01
- The
Francis Effect: Joy and Fresh Hope?
Talk to Spirituality in the Pub Meeting, Sandringham, 23 April 2014.
I would like to talk about the pastoral leadership
charism of Pope Francis, Bishop of Rome: how we have recognized it,
where it is leading him, how he is using it to lead the Church of our
times, and how I would assess his achievements to date
2014-03-22:
Who ministers in Australia's parishes?
Local vocations to the priesthood remain low, religious sisters
will make a declining contribution, and many bishops have not warmed
to permanent deacons. Coupled with the continuing decline in Mass
attendance and the reduced number of parishes, it takes great hope
and faith to see an upturn in parish vitality just around the corner