Deacon Ralph Madigan, 2 July 2026 As we celebrate NAIDOC Week this year, I have been privileged to interview Deacon Ralph Madigan about his life and ministry. Ralph is a Muluridji man, proud of his family and fulfilled in his ordained ministry. He grew up in happy but tough circumstances, on a reserve on theContinue reading “On the Altar as an Indigenous Deacon”
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LotM Writers have Written
28th May, 2026 In the last few months, several of the writers/speakers featured on this Liturgy on the Margins blog have published responses to the Report from the president of the Vatican Commission on Woman Deacons, Cardinal Giuseppe Petrocchi, to Pope Leo XIV. Firstly, for the January edition of the Australian Catholic Deacons Association Newsletter,Continue reading “LotM Writers have Written”
Have Deacon, Will Travel
Deacon Frank Zacka, 9 April 2026 A young man and his fiancé began attending Deacon Frank’s parish. They approached him about marriage and asked to undertake a marriage preparation program with him. Even though it was summer, the man would always wear long-sleeved shirts, which Frank thought was unusual. But one hot day, the manContinue reading “Have Deacon, Will Travel”
From the Peripheries to the Centre of Christian Life
Deacon Geert de Cubber, 26 March 2026 “It was not my plan to become a deacon,” Geert de Cubber starts with. Yet here he is today: a Deacon of the Diocese of Ghent in Belgium and the only Latin-rite deacon to be a voting member of the Synod on Synodality, 2021-2024. The way Geert describesContinue reading “From the Peripheries to the Centre of Christian Life”
You Belong to Them and Their Life
Fr Jim Monaghan, 19 March 2026 Woomera, in the north of South Australia, was a “declining town” when Fr Jim arrived as parish priest of Woomera/Roxby Downs in 1999. The local population was small, the Catholic school was closing and the secret US Air Force base was shutting down. There were protests every year onContinue reading “You Belong to Them and Their Life”
Growing Through my Ministry
Deacon Greg Lowe, 12 March 2026 Today, Deacon Greg reflects in his own words on his inspiring ministry. Thank you, Greg! Elizabeth: Tell me a bit about your own ministry journey. My ministry has changed over the years. When I was fist ordained, a lot of my work was liturgically based: assisting at the Mass,Continue reading “Growing Through my Ministry”
One-minute survey
The Church and Me – One minute survey Could you take only one minute of your time to fill out this 3-question survey about the Vatican Report on Women Deacons? Your response is valuable! Thank you. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PZDZBDD Could you share this survey with anyone else? The survey’s creators would be very grateful. It is unaffiliatedContinue reading “One-minute survey”
Knowing their Needs and Mutual Help
Sr Cecilia Sopo MSC, 12 February 2026 I met Sr Cecilia Sopo MSC this January, while helping teach a liturgy course for Sisters in Kokopo, Papua New Guinea. We made an immediate connection, being the first Sister of my acquaintance who is also a Catechist of the form envisaged by Pope Francis in Antiquum Ministerium.Continue reading “Knowing their Needs and Mutual Help”
My Serious Journey to Ministry
Grace Healey, 22 January 2026 Welcome to 2026! This is the first blog of the year for Liturgy on the Margins, and we hear from Grace Healey in her own words. Thanks, Grace! Elizabeth: Tell me a bit about your own ministry journey. I was born in Adelaide to a Maltese family and my CatholicContinue reading “My Serious Journey to Ministry”
God has brought me here: a pilgrim of hope
Sonia Elizabeth Gomez Lopez, 22 December 2025 We have shared a little about Sonia before in this blog, but here she shares her story in her own words, first written for The Good Oil Writers’ Award. Thanks, Sonia! Life’s challenges have not broken me; they have shaped me as a pilgrim of hope – someoneContinue reading “God has brought me here: a pilgrim of hope”
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