BackYarra Theological Union, Catholic Theological College and Garratt Publishing present
VATICAN II: KEEPING THE WINDOWS OPEN
Four-Part Webinar Series
Tuesday 5, 12, 19 and 26 August 2025, 7:00 pm (AEST)*
Join us as we explore Vatican II – 60 years on.
Over four sessions, participants will gain a greater appreciation of the work of the Second Vatican Council and the windows it opened for the life and mission of the Church.
You will hear from leading Australian scholars from Yarra Theological College and Catholic Theological College. The panels, moderated by Chris Monaghan CP, will explore the connections between the groundbreaking work of the Second Vatican Council, current issues facing the Church, and the call to grow as a Synodal Church.
The sessions are accredited^ with CECV/TAPS in the areas of Catholic identity, liturgy, culture, tradition, theology and faith development.
For those NOT seeking accreditation of professional development hours, the series remains FREE of charge.
SESSIONS
05/08/2025 Session One: Church as the People of God
Speakers: Dr Greg Brett CM, Dr Kevin Lenehan, Dr Claire Renkin
12/08/2025 Session Two: Liturgy and Life
Speakers: Sr Jill O’Brien SGS, Dr Brian Nichols, Fiona Dyball
19/08/2025 Session Three: Ecumenism and Interfaith
Speakers: Dr Mary Reaburn NDS, Dr Denis Stanley, Dr Patrick McInerney
26/08/2025 Session Four: The Church’s Mission
Speakers: Dr Sandie Cornish, Adjunct Professor Susan Pascoe, Dr Bruce Duncan CSsR
SESSION TWO
LITURGY AND LIFE
Tuesday 12 August 2025
7:00 pm
The event will be moderated by Chris Monaghan. Chris will be joined by Sr Jill O’Brien SGS, Dr Brian Nichols, and Fiona Dyball.
We hope you can join us.
EVENT DETAILS
WHEN: Tuesday 12 August 2025
TIME: 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm (AEST)*
WHERE: Via Zoom
COST:
No Accreditation: Free
With Accreditation: $40.00 (incl GST)^
REGISTRATION:
No Accreditation: Click on the REGISTER HERE button below.
With Accreditation: Click on the WITH ACCREDITATION button below
The presentations will be recorded and made available the Friday after the session. We will send an email with details on how to access the video once it is available.
Note: Accredition is only available for those who attend the live events.
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MODERATOR
Dr Chris Monaghan CP
Chris is a Passionist who studied at YTU and then at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome and Jerusalem. Since 1987 he has been lecturing at YTU in both Old and New Testament. The major focus of his teaching throughout these years has been Matthew, Luke-Acts and the letters of Paul.
SPEAKERS WEEK TWO
Sr Jill O’Brien SGS
Jill is Good Samaritan Sister and is a graduate of the Liturgical Design Consultants Program at Catholic Theological Union, Chicago. She has been involved with parishes and communities as they set about the task of building or renovating their worship spaces. Jill has lived in Broome since 2003 and seven of those years were spent as Campus Minister at the Broome Campus of the University of Notre Dame. At the request of the Bishop of Broome, Christopher Saunders, Jill is now engaged in guiding the processes related to the construction of a new cathedral for the Diocese of Broome.
Dr Brian Nichols
Brian is a lecturer at Catholic Theological College and is a member of the Department of Systematic Theology. He lectures in liturgical theology and the sacrament of orders. He is Parish Priest of Sandy Bay/Taroona parish in Hobart. Brian holds a Bachelor of Theology from the University of Divinity, and a Licentiate in Sacred Theology from St Anselmo (Rome).
Fiona Dyball
Fiona writes a regular column on music for Australian Catholics. She is a musician, educator and liturgist based in Melbourne and is currently undertaking a PhD in music and theology. Fiona works across parish, school, tertiary and community settings and is a member of the National Executive of the Australian Pastoral Musician’s Network. Her work on prayer, liturgy and liturgical music is published in books, journals and magazines, and her music published by Liturgical Song.
*Starting times around Australia and New Zealand
ACT, NSW, QLD, TAS, VIC: 7.00 pm (AEST)
NT, SA: 6.30 pm
WA: 5.00 pm
NZ: 9.00 pm
For other international times see: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html
^ Accreditation is provided in accordance with the requirements of Catholic Education Commission Victoria. For educators outside of Victoria, you may wish to confirm with your own Catholic Education Office as to the potential 4 hours PD recognition. Attendees requesting accreditation must attend the live events – we are unable to provide accreditation for viewing the videos after the session. If you are unable to attend all the sessions, accreditation will be given for the sessions attended, be it 1 week or all 4 weeks. These hours will be uploaded into TAPS (for Victorian teachers) and certificates issued to all attendees in September 2025.
