Yes, I am still here!
I just received an email from a member of the Church in Ballarat reminding me that tonight is Deacon John Corrigan’s ordination to the Priesthood.
Please pray for him, and keep reading the blog I expect to be renamed “Blog of a Country Priest”!
I will be in Ballarat next weekend for the Anima Education/Catholic Women’s League program “The New Mass”. Full details here.
I propose that
1) We replace the absentee monarch of Australia (who is also the Monarch of Great Britain) with an elected Australian monarchy.
2) The elected monarch exactly replaces the current monarch in the current constition.
3) The elected monarch has exactly the same powers, duties and responsibilities as those of the current absentee monarch. All the monarch's functions are carried out by his/her personal representatives (as is currently the case): federally by the Governor General, and in the states by the State Governors.
4) The Governor General and the Governors continue to be selected and appointed as they currently are, that is, by the premier with the approval of the monarch.
5) The monarch is elected to sovereignty over Australia for life, but his/her sovereignty is strictly non-hereditary.
6) The elective body is the "college of electors" comprised of the state governors and federal governor general.
7) The election of the monarch must be a unanimous decision on the part of the college of electors.
Good to hear from you Schutz.Talking about installations
I expect to be receive into the Church on the second weekend of October.
That’s great news Mattthias! I’ll keep you in my prayers :)
Yes, very good news!
COme on in Matthias, the water is fine:)
Welcome aboard, Matthias!