Church and Society
Light from the south
DAN BAIRD takes heart from a ground breaking report on the need for comprehensive reform of church governance.
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Nothing without honesty
JIM LAWLOR
A parish priest looks at literature emerging from the sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church. Continue readingWomen’s ministry in the early church
HELEN BOND
A leading academic explores the New Testament for clues to women’s involvement in Jesus’ ministry. Continue readingA life less ordinary
Lynn Jolly
I share with many readers of Open House a long association with the subject of this interview. Mine goes back to an early appreciation of social justice as inherent to the gospel. I credit him with first alerting me to that compelling truth over 30 years ago. In light of that, subjecting both of us to the Open House interview process was unlikely to be a relaxed affair, loaded as it was with a mix of remembered youth (mine) and taciturn reserve (his). Experience told me to keep the questions focused and not to expect wide-ranging discourse. Since the subject on this occasion was 'himself' I further expected to be in and out in five so what follows was no small feat. Continue reading