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1. "But we will have little to say, as Catholics, if we don't know who we are .... The burning social questions of our day require a Catholic response. Do we have something to contribute or not?"
   Absolutely spot on but the trouble is that since our Church has been distracted with non- Catholics and other modernists (sic) since Vat II we've lost sight of the Good News we are obligated to spread.
   I am talking of the Truth, something that cannot be diluted or compromised by dissenters and something that will always provide the answer to life's great (and small) questions. Who else has it to the full and who else can argue for it like the Catholic Church?
   That's where our 'market' lies, that's our 'core business'. We sell ourselves short and fail Christ's charter when we fail to stand up for the Truth especially in the face of secular criticism.

   Posted By: Chris Saidou

2. It would be a welcome surprise to see quality blogging on issues to do with faith and culture in our country. However, I suggest the contributors are selected carefully. For example, drawing on those of us who make "comments" to CathNews items might not be helpful!
   An interesting link from ABC News might aid our thoughts to an extent.
   
   http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/11/26/2754284.htm?section=justin
   

   Posted By: Fr Simon Falk

3. Using the internet for quality evangelisation is an urgent necessity. But what hope is there in Australia, when our bishops, clergy and laity in Australia have been woeful at responding even to the call by Paul VI and popes before and since, of the urgent need for the Church to have a vigorous presence in the older forms of mass media. Somehow the Second Vatican Council’s call for all Catholics to actively take part in a new and comprehensive evangelisation effort using every available method, got morphed Down Under and turned totally upside down into “We don’t do evangelisation any more, that went out with Vatican II” and the Australian bishops sold off their radio stations etc. Did you know that there are currently over 200 “Christian” (i.e. exclusively protestant evangelical/fundamentalist) radio stations in Australia? And countless voices pushing an atheist worldview. But nobody is on air putting the Catholic truth to the people.

   Posted By: Peter G

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