Foundations:
Preparing the Church in Australia for the Plenary Council and beyond
Julian Porteous
Foreword by Cardinal George Pell
Paperback, 114 pages, $19.95
Available in June 2021
ISBN: 9781922449658
There is in this book an abundance of information and insight on our
changing society and Church where the percentage of Sunday Mass-goers
has declined spectacularly, but where the number of Catholics continued
to increase until the last ten years and the provision of Catholic
services in health, education, aged-care, and social welfare has
increased significantly over the last fifty years—often with the help of
government finance.
The need for evangelization and community building are stressed, so that
the “intentional Catholics” can be a leaven in society and pass on the
flame of faith to the next generations. We hope and pray that the
Council does not become just another discussion group, but sponsors
renewal and specific programmes.
+ George Cardinal Pell
Chapters
Foreword
1. Reading the Times
2. Christ – The Foundation
3. The Cultural Shift
4. Rebuilding a Culture of Catholic Marriage and Family
5. A Renewal in Catechesis
6. Understanding the Nature of the Church
7. The Pastoral Challenge
8. The Parish, a Missionary Focused Community
9. Signs of Hope
Archbishop Julian Porteous was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese
of Sydney in 1974. He has had extensive experience in parish ministry as
well as involvement in renewal movements in the Church. He was
appointed Rector of the Seminary of the Good Shepherd, Sydney, in 2000.
In 2003 he became Auxiliary Bishop in Sydney and appointed by Pope
Francis as Archbishop of Hobart in 2013. He is the author of a number of
books on pastoral and spiritual subjects.
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