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34'Weakness, and wounded and troubled love' in amoris laetitia: Pope Francis as pastorThe Australasian Catholic Record 94 (2): 131. 2017.Ryan, Tom 'Accompanying, Discerning and Integrating Weakness' is the 'contested' chapter 8 of Pope Francis's postsynodal allocution 'The Joy of Love'. This collegial document can be approached from various perspectives, for example, in its historical and theological context; in its significance for moral theology; in its reception within local churches. The aim here is pastoral, namely, to clarify the chapter's content and, specifically, its implications for the faithful and those engaged in pas…Read more
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30Abortion before marriage, marriage tribunal jurisprudence and moral theologyThe Australasian Catholic Record 91 (1): 58. 2014.Ryan, Tom Perhaps the most neuralgic issue shaping the Catholic Church's relationship to wider contemporary society is abortion. In Australia, the Church's efforts to counter abortion's increasing incidence and after-effects are evident in Bishops' statements, websites such as Walking with Love, and, from lay-inspired movements such as the Rachel's' Vineyard Retreat. Further, research is bringing a greater appreciation of the trauma and long-term effects of the abortion experience. Given that, i…Read more
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29Liturgy, ethics and reconciliation: Learning from Abraham Lincoln's rhetorical artThe Australasian Catholic Record 90 (3): 311. 2013.Ryan, Tom The year 2012 was characterized by extensive re-appraisal, nationally and internationally, of the Second Vatican Council occasioned by the fiftieth anniversary of its opening in 1962. One aspect discussed by Ann N.C. Nolan is the language of the Council documents. In her investigation of John O'Malley SJ's work, she points out how he detects in them a clear shift from the scholastic and logical style to a literary and rhetorical mode aimed at persuasion and a deepening of conviction. O…Read more
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16The Church and Secularity: Two Stories of Liberal Society [Book Review]The Australasian Catholic Record 87 (3): 379. 2010.
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15The Valley Way of Soul: Melancholy, Poetry and Soulmaking [Book Review]The Australasian Catholic Record 86 (4): 499. 2009.
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13Healing Abortion's Trauma and 'Rachel's Vineyard Retreat': From Three ParticipantsThe Australasian Catholic Record 86 (2): 200. 2009.
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