Plenary Matters

Geraldine Doogue
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Join prominent Australian broadcaster Geraldine Doogue as she follows two big events in the life of the Catholic Church in Australia and worldwide. Australia's Plenary Council concluded in 2022 but the deliberations will continue to shape the Church in the years to come. The global synod launched by Pope Francis is also shaping a modern, synodal Church. Geraldine talks with other Catholics about the challenges and hopes in a Church still seeking what matters. She also explores the emerging opportunities for leadership and creative commitment that is set to become a hallmark of this new stage in Church life.

  1. 2025. 07. 13.

    What's next for Plenary Matters?

    After almost four years, at home and in Rome, Plenary Matters is packing up...and preparing for a new venture! Following her coverage of the funeral of Pope Francis and the conclave that elected Pope Leo, Geraldine reflects on Australia's plenary council, the world synod and what's still to come. And Julie has recorded it all in a book about to be launched along with a new podcast, which we can finally announce! Recommendations: Geraldine's Eureka Street article, ABC interview with Vatican foreign minister Paul Gallagher, and Compass episode on the conclave Mark O'Connor, 'What might we expect from Pope Leo?' Michael Sean Winters on the synod implementation document Time's 'The Making of an American Pope' Mauricio Lopez speaking in Sydney on 23 July and with Geraldine in Melbourne on 30 July, along with the book launch of Reasons for Hope: Hélder Câmara, Global Catholicism and the Australian Church Thanks for your support, find us on Facebook, and please keep listening!

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  2. 2025. 04. 14.

    Handing on the baton: Next generation Catholic leaders

    Who will carry the Australian church’s mission into the future? And how will the next generation of lay Catholics be accompanied to lead the church’s vital education, health, social and spiritual ministries, especially in regional and rural communities? ‘Lay people are running on empty when it comes to the critical decision making they’re being called into in 2025,’ says Virginia Ryan. She's inaugural CEO of the Catholic Leadership Foundation, recently launched by the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in response to the call of Australia’s Plenary Council and the global synod for lay Catholics to be formed for mission in a church which has prioritised the formation of ordained and consecrated members. Mentioned in this episode: Article on Cardinal McElroy Synod final document summary in The Tablet, 2 Nov 2024, and whole document on synod website Cardinal Grech’s letter on the accompaniment process of the implementation phase of the synod Enquiries about the Catholic Leadership Foundation can be emailed to ceo@catholicleadershipfoundation.com. Follow Plenary Matters on Facebook, and stay tuned for our new name – and look – still to come!

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  3. 2025. 04. 04.

    Politics of Hope? Election 2025

    As Australians prepare to vote, how can our Catholic tradition help us to reflect on what matters? And how might the concept of synodality in the church influence broader relationships and decision making in the contemporary society? Join Geraldine and two seasoned observers of the Australian church and society, John Warhurst and Eva Skira, for a thoughtful discussion on faith and politics today. Amid polarisation and a changing world order, is synodality, as John says, ‘something that we as a church have to offer at the moment’? Mentioned in this episode: Professor Anna Rowlands’ Trócaire lecture, 'A Politics of Hope and Catholic Social Teaching as a Guiding Light' The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference federal election statement, Called to Bring Hope in the Year of Jubilee National Catholic Education Commission federal election document John Warhurst’s Eureka Street article, 'Synodality and the federal election: What should the bishops say?' CathEvents online hub Let us know your suggestions and feedback via the Plenary Matters Facebook page.

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  4. 2025. 02. 15.

    Safeguarding the Future: A Conversation with Hans Zollner

    First up in this new series of Plenary Matters, Geraldine speaks with Fr Hans Zollner, a world expert in the safeguarding and protection of children and adults at risk. He’s been speaking in Australia and New Zealand on the progress made in the Catholic Church, including the leading role of women, as well as the new global and pastoral frontlines of safeguarding. Change in the church ‘doesn't come like a miracle,’ says Zollner. ‘We need to work constantly in dissemination and in education of people who are committed to safeguarding.’ Don't miss this conversation with a true change agent in the church. Mentioned in this episode: Interview with Archbishop Ryan Jimenez at the synod in Rome Pope Francis appoints Sr Simona Brambilla as Vatican’s first female prefect Thanks for listening! We'd love to hear from you, including suggestions for a new name, via the Plenary Matters Facebook page.

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  5. 2024. 10. 26.

    At the Synod in Rome: Ep 8

    Two of Australia’s most seasoned representatives at the Synod in Rome, Susan Pascoe AM and Bishop Shane Mackinlay, join Geraldine to discuss what’s in the final document and what happens next. While the pace of change may vary in different parts of the church, they both have witnessed moments of conversion – and grace – throughout the 3-year process. For Susan Pascoe, a facilitator and member of the methodology commission that produced the initial guide for the global synod on synodality, and part of the writing team for the continental stage, the authenticity of the process now needs to be reflected in the implementation phase. And Shane Mackinlay sees parallels with Australia’s Plenary Council in how synod delegates responded to the process around the issue of women in the church. With thanks to the Polish Sisters of the Resurrection in Rome for hosting our recording of this Plenary Matters episode! Read Christopher White's article, 'Synod's final report calls for all baptized Catholics to shape future church' Watch the final press briefing with Cardinals Hollerich and Grech Cardinal Fernández: Let us work to give women more space and power Cardinal Grech's homily on Monday of synod's final week Australia's Archbishop Timothy Costelloe elected to the synod council Thankyou for following our coverage from Rome! Send us feedback and suggestions via the Plenary Matters Facebook page.

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  6. 2024. 10. 22.

    At the Synod in Rome: Ep 7

    As the Synod on Synodality enters its final week, Timothy Radcliffe urged delegates to speak with freedom as they consider and vote on the final document. Delegates were also addressed by head of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith Cardinal Fernandez, whose absence from a meeting on women's ministries provoked indignation among delegates. Synod expert and papal biographer Austen Ivereigh attended the Friday meeting of study group 5 and says it was an important moment for seeing synodality in action. He tells Geraldine this synod is 'a holy process' with the Spirit 'pouring out gifts and charisms on us all, which need to be better recognised by the Church.’ It's a call to both rights and responsibilities for the transformation of the Church. Links from episode: Cardinal Fernandez's statement Timothy Radcliffe's meditation also available on YouTube NCR's Christopher White report, 'Outrage follows Vatican doctrine chief's absence from synod meeting on secretive women's study group' Synod forum with Timothy Costelloe and Catherine Clifford Austen's Tablet report, 'View from the Synod' Austen's article on compost, 'A Steaming Synod' Thanks for listening! Follow more Rome coverage via our Plenary Matters Facebook page.

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  7. 2024. 10. 16.

    At the Synod in Rome: Ep 6

    Baptised Catholics are 'the principal presence of the Church in the world', says Professor Catherine Clifford. She's one of the Canadian delegates to the Synod on Synodality, an expert on Vatican II, and is overseeing the drafting of the final text that will be voted on by all the delegates in the last week. When Pope Francis asked bishops to consult people about their experiences in and hopes for the Church, it awakened expectations among Catholics everywhere that they are central to the Church's mission. And they're asking be formed – to pray, to discern, to read the Scriptures – so how will the Synod respond to this global search? And what resources can be redirected to accompany people on the margins not just in a material sense, but also socially and spiritually? Watch Timothy Radcliffe's reflection on the Syrophoenician woman in the Paul VI hall. Mark O'Connor's 3rd letter from the Synod in Catholic Outlook Keep up with more coverage from Rome via our Plenary Matters Facebook page.

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  8. 2024. 10. 14.

    At the Synod in Rome: Ep 5

    Who might help or scuttle all these bold ambitious plans for synodality? Tales of the Roman Curia – the Vatican civil service – are replete with villainy, but its constant reform under successive popes may surprise. Monsignor Anthony Ekpo has worked in the Roman Curia for eight years, first in the Secretariat of State and last year Pope Francis appointed him Undersecretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. He's seen intelligent women and men – lay, religious and clergy – work quietly out of sight in service of Pope Francis, who might drop by unannounced to greet staff. But will this powerful machinery accept the synodal reform in a global Catholic church that is decentralising while facing year on year deficits? Further reading: Anthony Ekpo's book, The Roman Curia: History, Theology, and Organization Massimo Faggioli, 'Too holy to fail? Vatican finances and the globalisation of Catholicism,' La Croix International Thanks for your feedback! Send your suggestions via our Plenary Matters Facebook page.

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Join prominent Australian broadcaster Geraldine Doogue as she follows two big events in the life of the Catholic Church in Australia and worldwide. Australia's Plenary Council concluded in 2022 but the deliberations will continue to shape the Church in the years to come. The global synod launched by Pope Francis is also shaping a modern, synodal Church. Geraldine talks with other Catholics about the challenges and hopes in a Church still seeking what matters. She also explores the emerging opportunities for leadership and creative commitment that is set to become a hallmark of this new stage in Church life.

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    Geraldine Doogue
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    2021년 - 2025년
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