2018 Forum Series: “Wellsprings of Hope”

8 February 2018: “Wellsprings of Hope”, Professor John Warhurst

• Copy of Professor Warhurst’s address
• Audio recordings:
  • Welcome: Bishop George Browning
  • Address: Prof John Warhurst
  • Initial Comments: Bishop George Browning
  • Question 1: Of Christian education in primary school with ethics
  • Question 2: Advocacy
  • Question 3: Is the time ripe for change now as it was in 1972?
  • Question 4: Australian Christian Lobby. Charter of Compassion
  • Question 5: Of evidence based policy without loser
  • Comments on Address: Bishop George Browning
  • Thanks: Stephen Pickard, Executive Director, ACC&C

24 April 2018: “Hope and Peace”, A/Professor David Neville

• Audio recording

29 May 2018:  “Springs of Hope: rethinking the vertical”, Elizabeth Farrelly

• Audio recordings:
  • Address: Elizabeth Farrelly
  • Initial Comments: Bishop George Browning
  • Question 1: Beauty in ugly places
  • Question 2: Is beauty a link to truth?
  • Question 3: Jesus and the understanding of God
  • Question 4: Importance of community in Christianity
  • Question 5: Beauty of God’s creation and human created beauty
  • Question 6: Is Beauty possible in the economic paradigm?
  • Comments: Bishop George Browning
  • Thanks: CES Secretary , Ann Skamp
  • Concluding Comments: Bishop George Browning

15 August 2018:  “Rule of Law or ruled by law?”, Gerard Horton and Salwa Duaibis

• Audio recordings:
  • Introduction: Bishop George Browning
  • Comments:  Bishop George Browning
  • Address:  Gerard Horton
  • Address:  Salwa Duaibis
  • Question 1:  Stone throwing law
  • Question 2:  Policing implies war
  • Question 3:  Individual Collection Responsibility
  • Question 4:  Child informers
  • Thanks 

25 October 2018:  “Catholic Social Justice Commission 2018-19 Social Justice Statement:  A place to call home – making a home for everyone in our land”, Fr Frank Brennan, Susan Hellyer, Dr John Falzon, Peter Thorley

• Audio recordings:
  
  • Introduction:  Fr Michael Cockayne
  • Address: Fr Frank Brennan
  • Address: Susan Hellyer
  • Address: John Falzon
  • Address: Peter Thorley
  • Question 1: How can we take on board the Indigenous spirit of hospitality, make housing a popular issue and accommodate pets?
  • Question 2: Low priority of expenditure on Housing and what it takes to make a home
  • Question 3: Houselessness and Homelessness not the same thing
  • Question 4: What do you do if lease not renewed?
  • Question 5: Partnerships particularly with Industry Groups
  • Question 6: Necessary to move away from private ownership of land?
  • Question 7: Relevance of shared indigenous landownership.
  • Closing remarks: by Mike Cassidy, Archdiocesan Social Justice Commission