Deacon Josh Clayton, 14 September 2023 When Deacon Josh Clayton describes his ministry, his approach is always “besides”. He “walks beside people” rather than stands in front of them or lectures them. Josh knows what it is like to get things wrong, especially in the family; as a father he “stuffs up all the time”.Continue reading “Walking Beside People”
Category Archives: Stories
Showing Great Resilience
Cathy Murrowood, 17 August 2023 This week, Cathy Murrowood shares her own story. Cathy is a Liturgy Educator with the ACU Centre for Liturgy and is involved in developing online liturgy training programs for communities across Australia. She is a member of the National Liturgical Council and a liturgical consultant. Thank you very much forContinue reading “Showing Great Resilience”
The Richness and Value they bring to the Church
Annette Heinemann, 27 July 2023 What is the value of the permanent diaconate? As the Director of the Ministry Formation Program in Adelaide, it is a question Annette Heinemann grapples with every day. Her insights have developed over years of ministry and formation, and there are no easy answers. Fundamentally, she sees the diaconate asContinue reading “The Richness and Value they bring to the Church”
Apologising and Welcoming
Christine Carolan, 13 July 2023 Christine Carolan is one inspiring woman. At 16 years of age, she made a commitment to work to address social injustice. For her, this was a duty of faith, which her Catholicism continues to motivate. As a teenager, Christine felt that this calling might be lived out in a religiousContinue reading “Apologising and Welcoming”
Now that’s how Mass should be!
Clare Johnson, 29 June 2023 Prof Clare Johnson, Director of the ACU Centre for Liturgy and Professor of Liturgical Studies and Sacramental Theology, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne. Elizabeth: Tell me a bit about your own ministry journey. I was drawn into music ministry as a young child when my school principal pulled me out ofContinue reading “Now that’s how Mass should be!”
Growing in Relationship
Nimmi Candappa, 15 June 2023 For a long time now, Nimmi Candappa has wanted to help people to grow in their relationship with God. Yet her journey to find a good fit as a ministry pathway has been ongoing. Ever since her early 20s, Nimmi has looked for ways to be involved in the Church,Continue reading “Growing in Relationship”
Three Stories of Three Tables
Bishop Greg O’Kelly SJ, 1 June 2023 Picture a uniquely Australian scene. A pub, in a town of no more than 50 residents, in the middle of the desert. Alcohol is forbidden outside this building, so it has become a focal point for the community. People are coming in, more and more of them. ThereContinue reading “Three Stories of Three Tables”
Living Canon 517 §2
John and Uta France, 25 May 2023 John and Uta France have been empowered by a Church prepared to be creative, in order to respond to the needs for ministry in the world. In the Maitland-Newcastle Diocese in 2014, Bishop Bill Wright commissioned them to be leaders, and they have received and grown in thisContinue reading “Living Canon 517 §2”
The Tables in My Life
Sr Jwan Kada IBVM, 18 May 2023 Sr Jwan Kada’s experiences of faith and ministry have been centred around tables, and for her, they are always eucharistic. It all started as she grew up in Iraq, fully immersed in the Chaldean Catholic Church. Before she was a teenager, Jwan would perform ‘Mass’ for her family,Continue reading “The Tables in My Life”
Handing Down the Ministry
Rev. Nicholas Rundle, 11 May 2023 For Rev. Nicholas Rundle, church ministry is in the family. Quite literally, his mother Rev. Beryl Rundle has handed down her example. And now, Nicholas serves others in a spiritual way, with special attention to their hands. That story will come later, but let’s start with some of theirContinue reading “Handing Down the Ministry”
Liturgy on the Margins 