Tag: Philippa Martyr
Change the world. Bring a pencil to Mass
When I saw that somebody had underlined certain verses in my Mass bulletin from Ephesians 5 on marriage, I couldn’t help but underline a few other passages myself, says Philippa Martyr.
Don’t tar all Baby Boomers with the same jaundiced brush
Younger Catholics can often be sceptical of the Baby Boomer generation, but shouldn’t tar all their seniors with the same brush, writes Philippa Martyr.
Dignitas Infinita: A guide to human dignity for lay readers
The Vatican’s latest document Dignitas Infinita, on human dignity, is short, readable, orthodox, clear and satisfying. It’s about human dignity being God-given, vocationally-oriented, freedom-infused, and unconditional. And it shows how theologically conservative the Holy Father is, writes Philippa Martyr
It’s never wrong to believe in God’s mercy, or to hope...
You should always believe in the mercy of God. There’s also nothing wrong with hoping for it and appealing to it as often as you like. It shows that you trust in him. We should also believe in God’s justice. But thankfully, God’s justice is not our justice, writes Philippa Martyr
Philippa Martyr: Time isn’t ordinary if you spend it with God
It’s now our first bit of Ordinary Time—the little patch of green between the joy of Christmas (ahh) and the joy of Lent (yikes).
Philippa Martyr: Do Catholic youth really want to change the church?
I’m continuing to explore a group of around 700 young Australian Catholics who go to Mass. They are divided into two groups – the weekly massgoers, or “weeklies”, and the less regular massgoers, or “irregulars.”
Two classes: professional Catholic activists and ordinary Catholic women
It looks like the Plenary Council motions on women in the Church all failed to make the required two-thirds majority to pass on Tuesday...
Philippa Martyr: All in the name of governance
The Plenary Council delegates and writers have shown a touching faith in the power of corporate governance to save the Church in Australia. They...
Philippa Martyr: Projecting sin onto others is not what conversion is
So how else can we be different from the world? How can we bring it salt and light, instead of blending into the secular...
Plenary voices: Philippa Martyr
My theologian chum Dr Larry Chapp has recently been blogging on Vatican II. What he’s saying rings bells for the Plenary Council.
Larry points out...
Let’s celebrate the Mass the way Vatican II wanted
We owe it to the Novus Ordo to celebrate it the way Vatican II really intended. Dominus vobiscum!
Philippa Martyr: What only priests can do
The laity can do pretty much any job in the Church. But only presbyters can make Jesus really present
I wanted to follow up on...