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Discussion of Eucharist in Lockdown
Posted by Merv Duffy on May 15th, 2020
Tags: Amoris Laetitia Lecture Online
Posted by Merv Duffy on December 14th, 2017
Attendees at the Auckland and Wellington TCI-GSC public lecture on the document by Pope Francis on the Family – Amoris Laetitia – requested to hear more about it. Dr Rocío Figueroa has obliged by recording four YouTube clips on the document which can be accessed by clicking on this link.
Laywoman Appointed as Judge in NZ Church Court
Posted by Merv Duffy on December 7th, 2017
Elizabeth Ong, who studied Canon Law at Good Shepherd College, is the first married woman to be appointed by the Apostolic Signatura as a judge of canon law cases for the Catholic Church in New Zealand. In New Zealand the diocesan ecclesiastical courts deal mainly with marriage cases, declarations of nullity or annulments. However this […]
E-book problem
Posted by Merv Duffy on November 2nd, 2017
Users of the Colin Library please be aware that we are having trouble with some of our e-books. E-brary has been taken over by Proquest and the cloud that our books are parked on has moved in such a way that, at present, it is inaccessible from our catalogue and from Moodle. The EBSCO e-books […]
Preaching Workshop – 22 August 2017
Posted by Merv Duffy on August 30th, 2017
Father Tim Costello recently gave a workshop on “Preaching the Homily” to the priests of the Christchurch Diocese. The workshop involved watching several homilies which, with the use of transcripts, were the basis for vigorous discussion and learning. Among the participants were five recently ordained alumni of Good Shepherd College.
Graduation Address 2017
Posted by Merv Duffy on June 12th, 2017
Fr Neil Vaney SM was the speaker at the Good Shepherd College Graduation on Friday 9 June 2017. Fr Neil was a foundation staff member of Good Shepherd College and lectured in Moral Theology here and at Mt St Mary’s for 15 years. He served on the College Senate for several years. We are grateful […]
New SCD website
Posted by Merv Duffy on March 28th, 2017
Good Shepherd College is the offshore campus of the Catholic Institute of Sydney The Catholic Institute of Sydney (CIS) is a “Member Institution” of the Sydney College of Divinity (SCD). The Sydney College of Divinity is a consortium of Christian theological educational institutions and bible colleges based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The college […]
Consequences of Plagiarism
Posted by Merv Duffy on September 6th, 2016
A publishing house is pulping the unsold works and offering a refund on three popular volumes of scripture commentary after the author has admitted to clear-cut plagiarism. In a statement released through the publisher, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., and reported on the Anglican Ink website, Dr Peter T. O’Brien says “In the New Testament […]