ACBC MediaBlog Podcast

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The MediaBlog Podcast is a project of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference. The podcast examines and explores important issues within the Catholic Church and invites people to talk about the topic more deeply. For more information on these stories, visit https://mediablog.catholic.org.au/

Episodes

  1. #05 MediaBlog Podcast hosted by Paul Osborne with Archbishop Christopher Prowse and Dr Trudy Dantis

    11/17/2025

    #05 MediaBlog Podcast hosted by Paul Osborne with Archbishop Christopher Prowse and Dr Trudy Dantis

    In this episode, Paul Osborne is joined by Archbishop Christopher Prowse, Chair of the Bishop's Commission for Evangelisation, Laity and Ministry and Dr Trudy Dantis, Director of the National Centre for Pastoral Research to explore the new report, Thriving and Surviving in Ministry: A Profile of Catholic Clergy in Australia Health and Wellbeing. The research was initiated by the Bishop's Commission for Evangelisation, Laity and Ministry in 2023 and presented to the Bishops Plenary in November 2025. DOWNLOAD the full report here: https://ncpr.catholic.org.au/a-profile-of-catholic-clergy-in-australia/ --- ABOUT THE PODCAST Media Blog Podcast, a project of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference. I'm Paul Osborne. This podcast examines and explores important issues within the Catholic Church and invites people to think more deeply. You and you can find other episodes of the media blog podcast at Media Blogcast like Paul Got you or search on anchor, Spotify or whatever you access your favorite podcasts on. VISIT MediaBlog for more articles, stories and releases: https://mediablog.catholic.org.au/ Australian Catholic Bishops Conference Copyright ©2025 All rights reserved. https://catholic.au --- #05 MediaBlog Podcast hosted by Paul Osborne with Archbishop Christopher Prowse and Dr Trudy Dantis

    17 min
  2. #04 MediaBlog Podcast with Paul Osborne and guest Michael McVeigh Part 2

    05/26/2025

    #04 MediaBlog Podcast with Paul Osborne and guest Michael McVeigh Part 2

    In the second and last part of this 2-episode topic, Paul Osborne and guest Michael McVeigh discuss Pope Leo XIV's thoughts on Pope Francis' message for the ⁠World Communications Day 2025 with the theme: "Share with gentleness the hope that is in your hearts" . The new Pope's statement was addressed to a live audience of various media representatives on 12th May 2025 just a few days after his election. Michael McVeigh is Head of Publishing at ⁠Jesuit Communications Australia⁠, publisher of Australian Catholics, Eureka Street, Madonna magazine and⁠ Pray.com.au⁠. Prior to his appointment in 2021, he was the editor of Australian Catholics for more than 15 years, overseeing its digital transformation including the development and launch of the Australian Catholics Education Hub. READ the new Pope Leo's address here: https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/speeches/2025/may/documents/20250512-media.html READ Pope Francis' message here: ⁠https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/communications/documents/20250124-messaggio-comunicazioni-sociali.html

    13 min
  3. #03 MediaBlog Podcast with Paul Osborne and guest Michael McVeigh Part 1

    05/26/2025

    #03 MediaBlog Podcast with Paul Osborne and guest Michael McVeigh Part 1

    In part 1 of this 2-episode topic, Paul Osborne and guest Michael McVeigh discuss (the late) Pope Francis' message for the World Communications Day 2025 with the theme: "Share with gentleness the hope that is in your hearts" . Michael McVeigh is Head of Publishing at Jesuit Communications Australia, publisher of Australian Catholics, Eureka Street, Madonna magazine and Pray.com.au. Prior to his appointment in 2021, he was the editor of Australian Catholics for more than 15 years, overseeing its digital transformation including the development and launch of the Australian Catholics Education Hub. READ Pope Francis' message here: https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/communications/documents/20250124-messaggio-comunicazioni-sociali.html

    18 min
  4. #02 MediaBlog Podcast with Paul Osborne and guest Bishop-Elect Joe Caddy

    06/06/2024

    #02 MediaBlog Podcast with Paul Osborne and guest Bishop-Elect Joe Caddy

    In this episode, Paul Osborne talks to Bishop-Elect Joe Caddy on the eve of the Vatican announcement of Pope Francis' appointment of his Very Reverend Joe Caddy AM VG, a priest of the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne, as the eighth Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Cairns. Fr Joe, 64, was born and raised in Melbourne and ordained to the priesthood in the Archdiocese of Melbourne in 1990. He holds a Bachelor of Theology from the Melbourne College of Divinity and degrees in Social Sciences from the Gregorian University in Rome, where he studied Catholic social teaching, social ethics and economics. From 2002 to 2013 he served as part-time chaplain in the prison ministry team, providing the Sunday worship service and pastoral care to prisoners and their families in Melbourne’s men’s maximum-security prisons. He served as CEO of CatholicCare (Greater Melbourne, Geelong and Gippsland) from 2004 to 2017, during which time he advised the Victorian and federal governments, Australian Council of Social Service, and other bodies on a range of issues including homelessness, juvenile justice and local government. In June 2018, Fr Joe was recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list with an Order of Australia Medal in the General Division for “significant service to the community through a wide range of social welfare initiatives and policy reforms, the Catholic Church in Australia”.

    9 min
  5. #01 MediaBlog Podcast with Paul Osborne - Sandie Cornish and David G. Kirchhoffer talks about "On Human Dignity"

    04/29/2024

    #01 MediaBlog Podcast with Paul Osborne - Sandie Cornish and David G. Kirchhoffer talks about "On Human Dignity"

    ‘Dignitas Infinita—On Human Dignity’ was released by the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith on April 8, 2024. The declaration presents a survey and summary of the Church’s teaching on the concept of human dignity as a way of correcting certain misunderstandings that the Dicastery claims have emerged about the concept in recent years. It includes a series of reflections on issues that it sees as ‘grave violations’ of human dignity. It is arguably the first ‘summary’ of Catholic moral teaching issued by the Dicastery since the Instruction ‘gnitas Personae—on Certain Bioethical Questions’ in 2008. (From David Kirchhoffer's Eureka Street article Vatican invites global discussion on human dignity (eurekastreet.com.au)) The Australian Catholic University's Sandie Cornish and David Kirchhoffer talk to Paul Osborne from the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference about the document. Episode Guests Dr Sandie Cornish is a Senior Lecturer in Theology at Australian Catholic University and a Member of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. She specialises in Catholic social teaching, thought and action. Associate Professor David G. Kirchhoffer is Director, Queensland Bioethics Centre, Australian Catholic University

    23 min

  6. 06/08/2022

    Media Blog Podcast - Episode #2 Minimum Wage w/ Bishop Vincent Long & Dr Tom Barnes

    The Catholic Church has for decades made a submission on the national minimum wage. Why does the Church do that? How did it come to propose a 6.5 % increase this year? In this episode, Bishop Vincent Long and Dr Tom Barnes join the Media Blog podcast to answer those questions and more.

    39 min

  7. 06/09/2021

    Media Blog Podcast - Episode #1 Child Sexual Abuse Inquiries w/ Dr Virginia Miller

    In this episode, we’re talking with Dr Virginia Miller, a research fellow with the Centre for Public and Contextual Theology at Charles Sturt University. Dr Miller's book, Child Sexual Abuse Inquiries and the Catholic Church: Reassessing the Evidence, has just been published. The book looks at inquiries in Ireland, the US and Australia, while the podcast focuses on the Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Australians can download Child Sexual Abuse Inquiries and the Catholic Church: Reassessing the Evidence for free from Firenze University Press or purchase it from Italian bookseller IBS.

    42 min
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About

The MediaBlog Podcast is a project of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference. The podcast examines and explores important issues within the Catholic Church and invites people to talk about the topic more deeply. For more information on these stories, visit https://mediablog.catholic.org.au/

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  • Creator
    ACBC Media Office
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    7
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © ACBC Media Office
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    ACBC MediaBlog Podcast