Australian Catholics

Hello everyone I just found this group and seeing I live in Perth WA I may as well join the Australian community in CAF

Are there any Aussies around? Seems a bit lonely here!

There is so much to read in the various forums. I try to allocate half an hour to this site. I guess that is not enough. Will have to reorganize my time

I am new. Just dropped in to say hello. I am from Perth. I would love to join the Living Rosary group. I will email Karenanna

I think we have to inform ourselves about so called same sex marriage; there is much solid Catholic info out there. If you go to Mercator.net or Catholic Answers you will turn up much useful info.

I didn't see sunrise but I am very angry to read about it.

Hello fellow Australian Catholics
Did any fellow Sydneysiders watch Sunrise (C7) this morning? Talk about bias! They did a thing with the "I do" campaign. They had Keryn Phelps debating the guy from the Christian Lobby and the hosts seemed to go a lot harder at the ACL guy. They showed the latest ads with the celebs wearing "I do" t-shirts and there was the usual crowd outside aving at the camera wearing said shirts. Seems as if same sex marriage has become the latest cause celeb. Everyone is climbing aboard even Marie Claire magazine. What do other Aussies think? Are you just as irate as I am? I thought it was inappropriate for Sunrise to be so bias in launching such a partisan campaign.

Hi Schar., re Mother Mary of the Cross' excommunication:

http://www.sydneycatholic.org/news/l...107_1037.shtml

The reasons for Mary MacKillop's excommunication, which was rescinded less than 18 months later, have always been given as insubordination and disobedience, due in a large part to her determination that the Congregation of the Sisters of St Joseph would not be under the control of a local Bishop but have the freedom and autonomy to work across all states in Australia.

The fact she was a woman and also came from a Scottish background rather than Ireland, in a Church then dominated by Irish clergy, was also another reason.

"There were several factors that led to this painful period for Mary and the sisters," a statement from the Sisters of St Joseph announced earlier this month.

Why do you say the Sisters are no longer orthodox?

By orthodox I mean following the teaching of the Catholic Church.

Judging by the sisters of St Joseph I have met in the last five years they sort of do their own thing when it comes to Catholicism.

what is your problem actually?

I don't quite understand what you mean here. Are you asking about my health?

yinekka,

Why do you think Mary was excommunicated? Why do you say the Sisters are no longer orthodox? What does that mean to you exactly?

And finally, what is your problem actually?

Hi. I'm Irene from Cairns. I have set up a group looking for people who would like to live a more spiritual life, but cannot or don't feel called to a consacrated life. I would like to discuss the establishment of a Secular Order. If this is something for you please see http://forums.catholic.com/group.php?groupid=1491

There's another Catholic Aussies group. Why don't we join forces?

God bless you all