The Whole People of God as Active Subjects of God’s Mission

Back to news

Thursday 5 February 2026
8:00am Ireland – 4:00pm Perth (90 Minutes)

We are grateful to Garratt Publishing for making this webinar available. They send the following message:

In today’s Church, theological competence is not reserved to priests and bishops. Lay faithful everywhere hunger for participation, equal access, and agency. The Pope, bishops and priests on their own cannot fully awaken or actualise the vision of Jesus – all Catholics have roles to play. Synodality is offered as a way to make this a reality.

Current theological thinking is also leading to the broader understanding that all humans are People of God, people to whom God is reaching out in love. Synodality and the heritage of Vatican II call us to invite everyone to discover God’s unrestricted love, whatever their circumstances. This means opportunities for everyone to exercise their gifts and callings fully and freely as subjects of God’s mission.

Fr Ormond Rush
Parish Priest at the Diocese of Townsville and Lecturer in Theology at the Brisbane campus of ACU.

Francis Sullivan AO
Chair of Jesuit Social Services and Adjunct Professor at the Australian Catholic University.

EVENT DETAILS

WHEN: Thursday 5 February 2026
TIME: 8:00am Ireland – 4:00pm Perth 
WHERE: Via Zoom
COST: Free
REGISTRATION:
Click on the REGISTER HERE button below.
Online registration is essential. Zoom meeting details will be forwarded upon registration.

Members area

Log in to continue:

Forgot password?

Staff area

Log in to continue:

Forgot password?

Search Sisters of St. John of God